Mozilla

Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Security

Remote Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$104k-$139kDetected 1 day ago

RustC++CybersecurityCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years.
We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser.
Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we're shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies.

Responsibilities

Help implement and maintain security features that support the evolution of public key infrastructure on the web.
Design and implement web platform security features: Develop and ship web platform features in collaboration with teammates and the broader web community. Contribute to standards-based, secure, and interoperable implementations across Firefox.
Collaborate on security initiatives: Partner with engineers across teams to identify, prioritize, and address security issues. Participate in debugging, root cause analysis, and implementation of effective long-term solutions.
Contribute to technical design and planning: Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and project planning for security-related initiatives. Help evaluate tradeoffs and contribute to engineering decisions within your area of work.
Experience building and maintaining complex software systems: Ability to contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of software in large-scale or security-sensitive environments.
Collaborative and effective communicator: Ability to work effectively with distributed teams, communicate technical concepts clearly, and collaborate constructively to solve problems.
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.
Develop and ship web platform features in collaboration with teammates and the broader web community.
Partner with engineers across teams to identify, prioritize, and address security issues.
Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and project planning for security-related initiatives.

Requirements

Experience in software engineering, with proficiency in C/C++ and a solid understanding of security principles, including cryptographic protocols and implementations.
Familiarity with web technologies and interest or experience in Rust.

Skills

What you'll get:
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
Quarterly well-being stipend
Considerable paid parental leave
Employee referral bonus program
Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)

Compensation

Annual professional development budget

Benefits

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Company info

This means we aren't beholden to any shareholders - only to our mission.
When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere.
And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day.

Visa & Work Authorization

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