Senior Software Engineer, Privacy

What you'll be doing

  • Implement privacy-improving, anti-tracking, and threat intelligence protection into Firefox browser to reduce user tracking and phishing.
  • Develop architectural enhancements in Gecko, the Firefox browser engine.
  • Build performant, low-latency, and maintainable code in C++, JavaScript, and Rust.
  • Collaborate with a geographically distributed team asynchronously, primarily across Europe and US-East.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 4 years programming experience in C++ and Rust, with strong background in memory safety, multi-threaded systems, or raw data stream manipulation.
  • Proven ability to quickly onboard, deliver, and improve complex software projects.
  • Experience independently scoping and delivering complex features within tight release schedules.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear validation of progress and decisions.

Nice to haves

  • Prior contributions to the Mozilla mission and codebase.
  • Experience working with browser technology such as Gecko, Chromium, WebKit, or similar web engine abstractions.
  • Interest or experience in designing or leveraging ML pipelines to automate developer workflows.
  • Deep understanding of web architecture, privacy/security models, and client-side data structures.
  • Knowledge of basic statistical modeling.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL.

Perks and benefits

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans shared among eligible employees.
  • Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting, regardless of employee contributions.
  • Quarterly company-wide wellness days for collective pauses.
  • Country-specific holidays plus an additional 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 including life, AD&D, disability insurance, and employee assistance programs depending on country.
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