Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Security

What you'll be doing

  • Design, build, and implement security and hardening features for enterprise users to strengthen Firefox’s security posture.
  • Advance Firefox’s security architecture across multiple operating systems by building privilege isolation and moving trust boundaries.
  • Strengthen Firefox’s security mechanisms including cryptographic protocols, WebPKI, and security-sensitive web APIs.
  • Contribute to security initiatives by investigating issues, identifying root causes, and delivering maintainable fixes.
  • Improve browser reliability and performance by diagnosing and resolving issues in a multithreaded environment.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in low-level software engineering with strong proficiency in C and/or C++.
  • Solid understanding of security fundamentals.
  • Experience debugging and resolving issues in multithreaded, cross-platform native applications, including memory and performance challenges.
  • Familiarity with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Interest or experience in Rust and ability to work in large, complex, multi-language codebases.
  • Effective collaboration and communication skills, with experience working in distributed teams.

Perks and benefits

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans for eligible employees.
  • Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting regardless of personal contributions.
  • Quarterly all-company wellness days.
  • Country-specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday.
  • One-time home office stipend.
  • Annual professional development budget.
  • Quarterly well-being stipend.
  • Considerable paid parental leave.
  • Employee referral bonus program.
  • Additional benefits such as life/AD&D, disability, and employee assistance programs, which vary by country.
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