Research engineer The Metagovernance Project Contract Tech

Remote Posted 20 days ago

Imagine an Internet where democracy is at least as available as autocracy. The Metagovernance Project is building a governance layer for the Internet—an ecosystem of interoperable governance and community-building tools that works across a range of digital platforms, from social networks to online games to blockchains.

As research engineer, you will own the design, development, and testing of an open-source, standards-driven governance framework based on the Metagov spec and the Web Monetization standard. You will work with a global research team in online governance, and have regular 1-to-1 calls with a research lead. As part of design and development, you will need to work with and orchestrate a number of existing open-source governance libraries and applications. As part of testing, you will need to work with a number of platform APIs, including those of Discourse, Slack, and Discord. Additionally, you will be expected to communicate your work to the broader research community, to build collaborations both within and outside the Metagovernance Project, and to participate and contribute to the Metagovernance Project’s weekly research seminar.