Technical Support Specialist

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About the role

  • Technical Support Specialist providing support for Thunderbird’s subscription products. Resolving technical issues and enhancing user experience through community engagement and documentation.

Responsibilities

  • 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 Thunderbird desktop client issues.
  • Triage incoming requests to determine whether the issue is user error, configuration-related, a product bug, or a feature request.
  • Escalate complex issues with clear reproduction steps, logs, environmental details, and user impact.
  • Maintain accurate and complete support records in Zendesk or similar systems.
  • Monitor and respond to technical questions in Thunderbird community forums.
  • Monitor and respond to app store reviews, initially for Android and later for iOS.
  • Identify recurring user pain points, documentation gaps, product confusion, and emerging trends across support channels.
  • Share systemic issues with support leadership, product, engineering, or documentation teams so we can improve the experience for all users.
  • Create and maintain user-facing documentation, FAQs, troubleshooting guides, and internal support playbooks.
  • Help support Thunderbird ideas, feedback, or community engagement channels.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation, generally one week at a time, with cadence depending on team size and operational needs.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of technical support experience providing Level 1 and Level 2 troubleshooting for software products, web services, email systems, or IT environments.
  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting email protocols and client configuration issues, including SMTP, IMAP, JMAP, and account setup workflows.
  • Working knowledge of DNS fundamentals, including A, MX, and TXT records, as well as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
  • Familiarity with Mozilla Thunderbird or comparable desktop email clients.
  • 5+ years of experience using Zendesk or a similar CRM, help desk, or ticketing platform.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to gather information, isolate variables, and resolve technical issues even when the initial information is incomplete.
  • Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to users with different levels of technical knowledge.
  • Strong empathy, patience, and emotional intelligence when supporting frustrated or confused users.
  • Experience engaging with users in public or semi-public support channels, such as forums, app store reviews, issue trackers, or user communities.
  • A strong sense of ownership over support quality and the user experience.
  • Comfort working in a queue-based role with evolving processes, ambiguity, and minimal day-to-day supervision.
  • Ability to work remotely and asynchronously across time zones, with strong overlap with Eastern Time.
  • Comfort using AI tools for research, troubleshooting, technical learning, and workflow improvement while applying sound human judgment.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work & schedule flexibility
  • Company-provided laptop
  • Annual bonus program
  • Monthly remote work stipend
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • Industry conferences
  • Company all-hands and team gatherings
  • 24 days PTO per year (prorated)
  • Your birthday
  • Year-end company shutdown
  • 9 wellbeing days
  • Public holidays
  • Other paid leave
  • Quarterly wellbeing stipend for personal / family activities
  • RRSP contributions
  • Health, dental, & vision insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid sick days

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$57,000 - CA$67,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

AndroidDNSiOSSMTP

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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