Open Source Fellow C/C++

Summary

ByteAsk is building an AI coding agent for C and C++. The Open Source Fellow will spend three months working on active open-source C/C++ repositories, using ByteAsk to solve issues and contribute pull requests that result in useful code being merged.

Responsibilities

• Pick active C/C++ open-source repositories you care about and use ByteAsk to solve real issues and contribute PRs
• Your goal is simple: get useful code merged

Skills

• You're strong in C or C++ and comfortable debugging low-level systems code
• You can navigate large, unfamiliar codebases without needing everything explained first
• You're comfortable with build systems, compiler errors, tests, CI failures, and dependency issues
• You can take an issue from reproduction → root cause → patch → pull request
• You know Git and GitHub well enough to work with branches, diffs, reviews, and upstream maintainers
• You can read existing code and match the conventions and architecture of the project
• You're comfortable debugging code you didn't write
• You can independently find meaningful issues and figure out what is worth fixing
• Prior open-source contributions are a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• You're strong in C or C++ and comfortable debugging low-level systems code
• You can navigate large, unfamiliar codebases without needing everything explained first
• You're comfortable with build systems, compiler errors, tests, CI failures, and dependency issues
• You can take an issue from reproduction → root cause → patch → pull request
• You know Git and GitHub well enough to work with branches, diffs, reviews, and upstream maintainers
• You can read existing code and match the conventions and architecture of the project
• You're comfortable debugging code you didn't write
• You can independently find meaningful issues and figure out what is worth fixing

Nice to Haves

• Prior open-source contributions are a plus

Benefits

• Stipend: $300-$500/month
• ByteAsk subscription
• Location: Remote