Mozilla

Senior Software Engineer, Privacy

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2 hours ago
Remote, FinlandSenior

Responsibilities

  • Implement privacy-improving, anti-tracking, and threat-intelligence protections in Firefox.
  • Implement architectural improvements to Gecko, the browser engine underlying Firefox.
  • Build performant, low-latency, maintainable software in C++, JavaScript, and Rust.
  • Independently scope, deliver, and improve complex features within tight release windows.
  • Work asynchronously with a geographically distributed team primarily across Europe and US-East.
  • Clearly communicate technical decisions and validate progress.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related program, or equivalent work experience.
  • At least four years of experience programming in C++ and Rust.
  • Strong background in memory safety, multithreaded system architecture, or raw data stream manipulation.
  • Ability to onboard quickly and deliver complex software projects.
  • Proven ability to independently scope and land complex features within tight release windows.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Preferred: contributions to Mozilla’s mission or codebase; browser experience with Gecko, Chromium, WebKit, or web-engine runtime abstractions; ML pipeline experience; understanding of web architecture and the privacy/security model; client-side data structures; basic statistical modeling; Python; and SQL.

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus plans for eligible employees.
  • Retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting.
  • Quarterly company wellness days, country-specific holidays, and a birthday day off.
  • One-time home office stipend.
  • Annual professional development budget and quarterly well-being stipend.
  • Paid parental leave, employee referral bonus program, and other country-specific benefits.
  • Remote role with a listed hiring range for Finland of €45,000–€60,000 EUR.
Mozilla

About Mozilla

1,001-5,000 employees

Mozilla builds open-source internet software, best known for the Firefox web browser, plus privacy tools like a VPN, password manager, and identity services. Its products are largely free and monetized through search partnerships and paid subscriptions, serving consumers, developers, and enterprises building for the web. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.

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