Staff Systems Engineer

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The Browser Company

πŸ’΅ $225k-$275k
πŸ“Remote - United States

Summary

Join The Browser Company and become a Systems Engineer on the Compiler Team, focusing on improving the Swift compiler and toolchain for Windows. You will spearhead technical projects, port frameworks, monitor builds, maintain platform support, and contribute to the open-source community. This role requires 8+ years of operating systems or low-level systems experience and a passion for build systems and tooling. The company offers a flexible compensation model with a salary range of $225,000-$275,000, comprehensive benefits including 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for employees, 401k, flexible vacation, remote work, paid parental leave, and a home office stipend. The Browser Company is a remote-first, distributed team with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

  • Operating systems or low level systems experience
  • 8+ years of experience on the Operating System or other low level systems work
  • A passion for build systems and tooling
  • Systems thinker
  • Pragmatism and problem-solving
  • You’re time zone overlaps with our team. We’re primarily focused on hiring in North American time zones and require that folks have at least 4+ hours of overlap time with team members in Eastern Time Zone

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead technical projects for existing and new features across the Swift compiler, toolchain, SDK and frameworks for Windows
  • Port existing frameworks to Windows and fix Windows-specific bugs and tests
  • Monitor builds, investigating and fixing causes of failures in our Swift CI system
  • Maintain and improve support for platforms under development and ones that are currently unsupported (Windows ARM64, Android, etc)
  • Build a macOS toolchain via GHA that we can use as an alternative toolchain in Xcode
  • Give back to the open source community

Preferred Qualifications

  • Some familiarity with one of our operating systems (Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS)
  • Linux, VR/AR, or gaming systems experience

Benefits

  • With our flexible compensation model, employees have the ability to choose the cash-to-equity ratio that best suits their individual needs. Every offer we extend includes three options: a salary-optimized offer, an equity-optimized offer, and a balanced offer
  • The annual salary range for this role is $225,000-275,000
  • Comprehensive benefits package with employee medical, dental, and vision - we cover 100% of premiums for employees, and up to 95% for dependents
  • 401k plan
  • Flexible vacation policy - on average, our team members take between 15-20 vacation days a year, plus federal holidays (holidays vary by location)
  • Remote-friendly working environment - our core working hours are 11 AM-2 PM Eastern Time
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • $1,500 USD home office stipend
  • Employees based in the US also receive additional services like free annual memberships to One Medical (where available), Talkspace, Teladoc, and HealthAdvocate

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