Remote Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Mozilla to work on the Web as a platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead and ship complex software projects, mentor others, and collaborate with management on building team consensus.

Requirements

• 7+ years of overall software engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience working in C/C++ on a Linux desktop application and/or Android application
• Knowledge of Kotlin and Android JNI programming
• Proven ability to successfully lead and ship complex software projects
• A proven track record of working effectively with distributed teams and building consensus in the open-source community

Responsibilities

• Work on Firefox for Android, implementing features and fixing bugs across Kotlin, C++, Rust, and JavaScript
• Investigate and resolve bugs in Firefox on Linux, including GTK Widget issues, X11/Wayland, and packaging systems like Snap and Flatpak
• Collaborate with upstream projects and engage in community discussions to enhance Firefox’s Desktop Environment integration
• Optimize Firefox’s performance and harden its security
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team, providing code reviews and technical direction

Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• 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
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)