Credential Management Student Worker

Summary

Join Mozilla Corporation's Credential Management engineering team as a student worker and contribute to the improvement of Firefox's password, payment, and address management features. Work on the Firefox Desktop Browser, a large open-source codebase, collaborating with a world-class engineering team. You will write code, build prototypes, solve complex problems, and learn from experienced professionals. The role involves a mix of front-end and back-end projects, impacting millions of users worldwide. This internship offers mentorship, opportunities to make a real difference, and a unique work experience.

Requirements

• You have experience with programming in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with API / Interface design
• You speak English fluently and enjoy conducting software engineering work in the open
• You are enrolled in a university and are available to come to our Berlin Office during regular working hours depending on your schedule
• You know how to identify a problem, come up with a logical solution, and use the knowledge to tackle similar problems in future
• You have an interest in and ability to work with a distributed team (which requires good asynchronous written communication skills as well as good verbal communication skills)
• You are happy to provide and receive constructive feedback; when you see something that can be improved, you act on it
• You can build consensus on complex issues, through your empathy, internal credibility and visibility
• Unafraid of asking questions, and proposing new ideas if you think they will make a positive impact

Responsibilities

• Work on one of the world’s largest and most important open source codebases - the Firefox Desktop Browser
• Work with a world class engineering organization solving problems at internet skill. Your work will positively affect hundreds of millions of folks worldwide
• Write code and tests, build prototypes, tackle problems with no clear solution, collaborate with other designers and engineers to make the web a better place
• Learn about a wide variety of problems and solutions across a large, mature codebase
• Work with driven, committed team members to bring the open web to people around the world
• The opportunity to work on a mixture of Front-End projects and Back-End projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Rust is a plus
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases is an asset
• A love of helping your colleagues grow and get better at what they do