Senior Software Engineer, Privacy
Job description
A Senior Software Engineer role on Mozilla's Privacy Team to advance the Firefox Web Platform by implementing privacy and anti-tracking protections and architectural improvements in Gecko.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · Netherlands
- Pay
- EUR 66,000 – 88,000 / year
What you'll do
- Implement Privacy-improving, anti-tracking and threat intelligence protection into the Firefox web browser to mitigate user tracking and phishing
- Implement architectural improvements into Gecko, the browser engine underlying Firefox
- Build performant, low-latency, and maintainable C++, JavaScript and Rust code
- Work as part of a geographically distributed team in an asynchronous manner (mostly Europe and US-East)
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related program; or equivalent work experience
- At least 4 years of experience with programming in C++ and Rust, with a strong background in memory safety, multi-threaded system architecture, or raw data stream manipulation
- Proven ability to onboard quickly, deliver and improve complex software projects
- Proven track record of independently scoping and landing complex features within tight release windows
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; can validate progress and decisions and communicate them clearly
Nice to have
- You have already contributed to the Mozilla mission and the codebase
- Experience working within the browser space (Gecko, Chromium, WebKit) or web engine runtime abstractions
- Experience or high interest in designing or leveraging ML pipelines to automate internal developer workflows
- Deep understanding of web architecture, the privacy/security model of the web, and client-side data structures
- Knowledge of basic statistical modeling
- Proficiency with Python and SQL
Your team
Privacy Team
Team working to advance the Firefox Web Platform and Privacy Protections
Benefits
- Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees
- 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)
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About Mozilla
The non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years
Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company behind brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. With more than 225 million people around the world using its products each month, Mozilla focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation, and along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.
Mission
To make the internet better for people and build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and restricted
Key facts
- More than 225 million people around the world use Mozilla products each month
- Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation
- Not beholden to any shareholders — only to its mission
- Shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years
What they value
- Open and free is better than closed and restricted
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging