I wanted to let folks know that we have an exciting developer opportunity for someone interested in web archiving, specifically enabling users to archive and own the content.

I am the creator of a project called Webrecorder, (https://webrecorder.io/) an open source tool designed to allow anyone to create a high-fidelity web archive of any content, directly and interactively.

The project is part of Rhizome (https://rhizome.org), a non-profit institution dedicated to promoting and preserving internet based art and media.

Rhizome is based in NY, and I live in SF.

We are looking for candidates ideally in either the Bay area or NY, but remote candidates are also welcome.

While we'll be offering a hosted version on webrecorder.io, it is equally important to make it easy for users to install and run Webrecorder on their own platform. (Think wordpress for webarchiving, maybe)

The idea is to empower users to create their own web archives!

The full system can already be deployed following instructions at: https://github.com/webrecorder/webrecorder

We have recently received a generous grant (http://rhizome.org/editorial/2016/jan/04/webrecorder-mellon/) to support this work, and are now looking for a talented and dedicated developer to work with me and the rest of the team on all aspects of Webrecorder.

Here is the official job ad: https://webrecorder.io/static/__shared/jobs/developer.pdf

About me: I have been working in the field of web archiving for several years. My other recent project has been oldweb.today, a system for browsing old web sites in old emulated browsers, also in collaboration with Rhizome.

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out to me directly off-list.

To apply, please send an email with your resume to: webrecorderjobs@rhizome.org

Candidates from groups generally under-represented in the tech field are especially encouraged to apply!

Thank you,

Ilya