Job description
About Us:
We’re a team focused on helping developers, designers, and emerging professionals build real experience that actually matters. By working with us, applicants get the chance to contribute to a live production environment, strengthen their portfolios, and develop the practical skills expected in modern tech roles. Our current work centers on building software tools that make life easier for graphic and animation designers, with plans to expand into a wider suite of productivity tools that support creative and technical workflows across multiple disciplines.
Web Development Contributor (Learning Fellowship)
Status: Unpaid
Focus: Front-End Technologies (mostly React and JS) as a part of MERN stack
Commitment: Flexible / Project-Based
Location: Fully Remote
Compensation:
Unpaid volunteer collaborator
This is a non-compensated learning contribution and is not classified as employment.
Participation is entirely voluntary and focused on contributing to a creative project
Are you eager to build demonstrable experience by contributing to a real-world, dynamic web application? Join our growing project as a Web Development Contributor! This is a flexible, collaborative opportunity designed entirely to help you build a compelling, professional portfolio and master modern web development skills.
What You Will Contribute & Learn:
Real-World Features: Opportunity to practice implementing new features using modern Front-End (e.g., ReactJS, ES6+) and some Back-End technologies (e.g., Express.js, Node.js, MongoDB).
Portfolio Piece: Gain a strong, verifiable project to showcase on your resume and portfolio. You will be able to fully list the extent of your contributions.
Collaboration: Participate in code reviews, feature planning, and technical discussions with our core team.
Best Practices: Learn modern Git workflows, testing methodologies, and architectural patterns.
The Project Status:
This project is currently managed as a voluntary and non-paid learning environment.
Potential for Production Impact: Features developed as part of your educational goals may be integrated into the final application. This offers you a unique chance to see your code applied in a real-world setting.
Important Legal & Financial Disclaimer
This is a 100% voluntary, educational, and unpaid learning opportunity.
There is absolutely no expectation of, or entitlement to, compensation, wages, stipend, or future employment by participating in this project.
The sole benefit to the Contributor is the educational experience, mentorship, and the portfolio piece.
The Contributor's work will receive collaborative code reviews and is intended for skill development, not the displacement of paid employees.
Requirements:
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git
You want to learn or improve skills in React.js while contributing. Pre-existing experience is not required but some basic familiarity is helpful.
Self-motivated and able to self-direct progress and communicate availability.
If you are weak on any of the requirements, do not hesitate to apply nonetheless, as this is an opportunity for you to grow your skills. The requirements are primarily there for you to know what to expect.
(No professional experience required. Passion, consistency, and curiosity are valued most.)
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.