Mozilla

Senior Staff Performance Engineer, Firefox

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Responsibilities

  • Write code and tests, build prototypes, and analyze and resolve Firefox performance bottlenecks.
  • Use profiling tools and experimental measurement techniques to diagnose issues and validate solutions.
  • Work across Windows, Android, Linux, and macOS browser codebases using several programming languages, especially C++ and JavaScript.
  • Educate engineering teams through code reviews, talks, tooling, and documentation focused on performant code.
  • Define and drive actionable next steps from high-level objectives and lead cross-organization performance efforts.
  • Shape performance benchmarks, prioritize improvements, set team goals, and develop strategies for the future of the Performance team and organization.
  • Motivate and align cross-functional teams to deliver shared performance goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or computer engineering.
  • At least 7 years of relevant experience.
  • Mastery of C++ programming and understanding of JavaScript programming.
  • Proven experience developing performance-critical software.
  • Proven ability to debug and analyze performance bottlenecks using profiling tools such as VTune and Xperf.
  • Experience with multithreading, concurrency, disk I/O, and GPU.
  • A proven track record of setting team goals and driving them to completion.
  • Experience motivating and aligning cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to work effectively in a geographically distributed team with strong asynchronous written and verbal communication.
  • Preferred qualifications include familiarity with web standards or patterns, Android or Windows application programming, statistics, and modern web browser development.

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus plans for eligible employees.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement contributions with immediate vesting.
  • Quarterly company wellness days, country-specific holidays, and a birthday day off.
  • One-time home office stipend and annual professional development budget.
  • Quarterly well-being stipend and paid parental leave.
  • Employee referral bonus program and additional country-dependent benefits.
  • Remote, geographically distributed work environment.
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About Mozilla

501-1,000 employees

A lot of companies say they’re “mission-driven.” Our unique corporate structure guarantees that every decision we make upholds our mission: to ensure the internet remains open and accessible. Beholden to neither shareholders nor investors, Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the not-for-profit Mozilla Foundation. Along with our communities of 20,000+ contributors and collaborators, Mozilla Corporation’s staff designs, builds, and distributes software that allows people to enjoy the internet on their own terms. Our flagship product — the Firefox browser — has expanded into a family of products that protects users and alerts them of risks, safeguards passwords and provides a secure VPN (with more to come). By maintaining a safe, open internet we're helping humanity, while also helping the individual humans employed here to reach their personal and professional goals. With a relatively small team serving hundreds of millions of people, a culture of exploration, and a commitment to mentorship, opportunities abound to learn and grow at Mozilla.