Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Mozilla
New Products
CA$149-239k
+ Performance-based bonus. Salary varies depending on location of applicant
Internet software for people, not profit
Job no longer available
Internet software for people, not profit
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$149-239k
+ Performance-based bonus. Salary varies depending on location of applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To ensure the internet remains open and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- You are inventive, creative, and know just how far to plan ahead for a project that operates more like a startup than an established software product
- You love to be invigorated by new challenges, you love working collaboratively, and you will have a team that supports you in making your very best contribution
- 5+ years experience as an Engineer focused on Machine Learning
- High proficiency with modern machine learning concepts like deep learning, natural language processing, multimodal models, reinforcement learning, fine-tuning, with expertise in one or more areas
- Experience with model training pipelines and model architectures (e.g. Transformers, RNNs)
- Strong knowledge of Python
- Experience working with vector databases (e.g. Chroma, Pinecone)
- Adept with cloud application architectures and services such as Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services
- Experience developing software products in a startup or highly lean environments
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and strategically
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for learning and innovation
- Excitement to build AI-driven products that can impact future experiences on the web
- Comfortable with ambiguity and the unknown
Desirable
- Experience building scalable applications with 100k+ users
- Experience with data security fundamentals and best practices
- Experience with building pipelines for prompt engineering strategies and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
- Experience with ML development frameworks such as Langchain
- Experience integrating solutions into modern web frameworks such as React / Svelte
- Experience with other web programming languages such as Javascript
- Familiarity with Data Science or Data Infrastructure principles
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an ML Engineer, who will be the first technical hire and technical lead on a new product line. You will play a key role in shaping and building a new product
- You will work with a very small cross-functional team that includes design, dev, and product management, and you will have wide latitude to operate independently with your teammates
- Lead technical efforts to operationalize ML for a new product line that involves retrieval-augmented generation and workflow automation
- Develop, and execute strategic, scalable approach to machine learning and generative AI that fits project stage, product roadmap, and organizational priorities and capabilities
- Prototype cutting edge ML experiments
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX/UI designers, product managers, and other engineers to integrate best practices, and related technologies into our emerging products and services
- Stay up-to-date with advancements in machine learning, data science, natural language processing, and generative AI, and integrate relevant approaches and techniques
Our take
Mozilla develops a range of free and open-source software, with its most familiar product being Firefox. Operated with a mission-driven, not0for-profit ethos, Mozilla champions online privacy, open standards and user-choice.
Beyond Firefox, Mozilla has focused on privacy forward offerings such as Mozilla VPN, which allows users to browse securely without being tracked. The company has also streamlined its product portfolio to concentrate on initiatives that align closely with its core mission, ensuring resources are dedicated to improving user experiences while fostering safer, more open digital environments.
Alongside this, its impact extends into the developer and tech community, having played a pivotal role in the creation of Rust, a systems programming language celebrated for its speed and efficiency. With a loyal user base, ongoing innovation, and a clear commitment to privacy and open-source principles, Mozilla remains an influential player in the technology landscape.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2018
$1.2m
GRANT
Jan 2005
$0.3m
ANGEL
Total funding: $3.5m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness: Mozilla covers medical, dental and vision plan premiums at 100% for U.S. and Canadian employees. Our offerings give you the options you need to manage your health — and your family’s — the way you want.
- Mental health: Mental health is as important as our physical health. That’s why Mozilla’s health benefits include therapy and coaching sessions to make sure our people have access to the care they need.
- Time away: With all of life’s demands, time away from work to disconnect and recharge is essential. In addition to country-specific holidays (12 in the U.S. and Canada), vacation and sick time start accruing right away (specifics vary by country). Everyone also takes a pause together on quarterly all-company wellness days, plus you get to celebrate the most personal holiday of all: your birthday.
- Parental leave: While Mozilla’s parental leave policies vary globally, our U.S. and Canadian-based employees can look forward to 26 weeks of paid leave for childbearing parents and 12 weeks of paid leave for non-childbearing parents.
- Financial: Mozilla is a private company, so our compensation isn’t tied to stock options or equity plans. Instead, we offer generous, performance-based bonus plans to all regular employees to underscore that we share in our success as one team. As for retirement savings for US and Canadian employees, Mozilla contributes a percentage of your eligible base salary each year to the 401(k) Plan/RRSP (regardless of whether you contribute or not), with 100% vesting.
- Learning and development: We’re big believers in learning by doing, and we also want to invest in your education and development beyond your role. Every employee is eligible for an annual professional development budget. Mozillians can put it toward technical or management training, certifications, conferences and more.
- Help when you need it: Life is full of surprises; that’s why it’s important to be prepared. Mozilla provides Life/AD&D and Short and Long Term Disability insurance (offerings may vary by locale) to ensure that you and your family will have a safety net in place should you ever need it.
- Plus a bit more: A few other benefits include a quarterly wellbeing stipend (to use on those things just for you), an employee referral bonus, internet reimbursement if you’re remote, and a budget for office essentials to make working remotely ergonomically comfortable.
Company HQ
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Laura Chambers
(CEO)Alongside serving as the CEO at Mozilla, Laura is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. Previously, she was the CEO and PResident at Willow Innovation, Director at Patelco Credit Union, and General Manager of Core Hosts & Community at Airbnb.
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