Description
Why Thunderbird? Thunderbird is one of the world’s most trusted open-source email applications, empowering more than 20 million people globally. At MZLA, the team behind Thunderbird, we build privacy-respecting communication tools that help people manage their digital lives while staying in control of their data. We are open source by design. Our products are developed transparently and in collaboration with a global community of contributors, and that same spirit shapes how we work: collaboratively, inclusively, and with a shared commitment to putting users first. Our small but growing distributed team includes 65+ people across seven countries. As Thunderbird evolves beyond a single desktop application, we are expanding across desktop, mobile, and paid services to build independent, privacy-respecting alternatives to big tech ecosystems. Our revenue model combines user donations, which help keep Thunderbird’s apps freely available, with paid services that cover the costs of hosted offerings while supporting long-term sustainability and continued innovation. A note about MZLA and Mozilla: MZLA Technologies Corporation is the nonprofit-owned company behind Thunderbird and part of the Mozilla family. MZLA is separate from Mozilla Corporation and has its own compensation programs, benefits, and employment policies. To learn more, visit www.thunderbird.net The opportunity Thunderbird is growing, and we’re looking for a Technical Support Specialist to help deliver excellent support for Thunderbird users across our expanding product ecosystem, including our subscription products. This role is for someone who takes real satisfaction in resolving support requests with care, clarity, and technical precision. You enjoy working through a queue, diagnosing tricky issues, helping users get unstuck, and spotting patterns that can make support better for everyone. Every closed ticket, forum response, or app store reply represents a user who can get back to what they were trying to do. You’ll be part of the Support Operations team, working closely with support, product, engineering, documentation, and community colleagues. Your initial focus will be supporting Thunderbird’s subscription products as they scale, but you’ll also help users through community forums, app store reviews, and other support channels. This is a great opportunity for someone who loves technical support work, cares deeply about the user experience, and wants to help shape support practices for products that are still growing. What you’ll do - Manage technical support tickets from intake through resolution, with an initial focus on Thunderbird’s subscription products. - Provide timely, thoughtful, and empathetic support that helps users feel heard, understood, and effectively supported. - Troubleshoot Level 1 and Level 2 technical issues, including account setup, email configuration, SMTP, IMAP, JMAP, DNS, email authentication, and Thund