Senior Software Engineer, OS Integration

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Senior software engineer improving Mozilla Firefox, OS integration, installers, and updaters. Building open-source browser technology for Mozilla’s mission-driven internet platform.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop fixes, improvements, and new features for Firefox, including cross-platform work
  • Maintain and develop the Firefox installer and updater
  • Debug and fix software defects to improve Firefox quality and the browsing experience
  • Contribute to new features and improvements
  • Break down tasks and work with others to deliver solutions
  • Collaborate with experienced software engineers and geographically distributed development teams
  • Perform code reviews and provide technical direction
  • Interact with teams throughout Mozilla

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of overall software engineering experience
  • Strong knowledge of C and C++
  • Experience with desktop application development on Windows, macOS, or Linux with C++
  • Knowledge of web technologies such as Javascript and HTML
  • Knowledge of secure coding practices and memory safety concerns
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
  • Written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative mindset
  • Willingness to work effectively in a distributed team environment
  • Commitment to Mozilla's values: Play to win; Build for People first; Engage Evidence over Ego; Decide and Deliver; Ship, learn and repeat
  • Bonus: Installer and/or Updater development on any OS
  • Bonus: Windows internals like the BITS server or MSIX packages
  • Bonus: Open-source contributions or personal engineering projects

Benefits:

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
  • 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
  • Considerable paid parental leave
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)