Mozilla
SeniorSoftwareEngineer(Contract)
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“Senior Software Engineer (Contract) at Mozilla. Skills: Privacy features, Browser engine, C++, Rust. Implement privacy-improving features. Implement anti-tracking features”
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in computer science, 4 years of experience with C++, 4 years of experience with Rust, Background in memory safety, Background in multi-threaded system architecture, Background in raw data stream manipulation, Ability to onboard quickly, Ability to deliver complex software projects, Ability to improve complex software projects, Independently scope complex features, Independently land complex features, Communicate progress and decisions clearly
Nice to Have
Contributed to Mozilla mission, Contributed to Mozilla codebase, Experience within browser space, Experience with web engine runtime abstractions, Experience designing ML pipelines, Experience leveraging ML pipelines, High interest in designing ML pipelines, High interest in leveraging ML pipelines, Deep understanding of web architecture, Deep understanding of web privacy model, Deep understanding of web security model, Deep understanding of client-side data structures, Knowledge of basic statistical modeling, Proficiency with Python, Proficiency with SQL
What You'll Do.
Implement privacy-improving features
Implement anti-tracking features
Implement data sanitization
Prevent unhealthy user tracking
Implement architectural improvements
Build performant code
Build low-latency code
Build maintainable C++ code
Build maintainable JavaScript code
Build maintainable Rust code
Work in distributed team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Geographically distributed team; Asynchronous manner
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about Privacy Protections and the Open Web? Do you want to ship software to a large user base? Do you want your contributions to have a positive impact on the world? Do you want to advance current browser architecture to make the web a safer place for users? Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and restricted. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support the Privacy Team to advance the Firefox Web Platform. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Privacy Team at Mozilla, you will… Implement Privacy-improving, anti-tracking features and data sanitization into the Firefox web browser to prevent all forms of unhealthy user tracking. Implement architectural improvements into Gecko, the browser engine underlying Firefox. Build performant, low-latency, and maintainable C++, JavaScript and Rust code Work as part of a geographically distributed team in an asynchronous manner (mostly Europe and US-East). Your Professional Profile: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related program; or equivalent work experience. At least 4 years of experience with programming in C++ and Rust, with a strong background in memory safety, multi-threaded system architecture, or raw data stream manipulation Proven ability to onboard quickly, deliver and improve complex software projects. Proven track record of independently scoping and landing complex features within tight release windows. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You can validate your progress and decisions and communicate them clearly. Bonus Points: You have already contributed to the Mozilla mission and the codebase. Experience working within the browser space (Gecko, Chromium, WebKit) or web engine runtime abstractions. Experience or high interest in designing or leveraging ML pipelines to automate internal developer workflows. Deep understanding of web architecture, the
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