Senior Software Engineer, Brave

Privacy

Salary not provided

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

C++

Git

Chromium

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

Building a fast, privacy-oriented web browser

Be an early applicant

Building a fast, privacy-oriented web browser

21-100 employees

B2CSecurityDeep TechSaaSAdvertisingBlockchain

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

C++

Git

Chromium

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

21-100 employees

B2CSecurityDeep TechSaaSAdvertisingBlockchain

Company mission

To fix the web by giving users a safer, faster and better browsing experience - while growing support for content creators through a new attention-backed ecosystem of rewards.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Expert in C++ and JavaScript. At least 5 years of experience is preferred
Happy debugging and reverse engineering complex JavaScript
Very comfortable working and communicating async with a geographically-distributed software development team
Familiarity with Web technologies and the Web security model
Be comfortable diving into an extremely large, unfamiliar and complex codebase
Proficiency working with Git and comfortable working on GitHub

Desirable

Experience contributing to large open source codebases and/or participating in open source communities (almost all of our work at Brave is done in the open on GitHub)
Contributions to other Web browsers
Familiarity with Chromium's architecture
Familiarity with the adblocking ecosystem
Experience auditing C++ code for security issues
Ability to write clear technical documentation and less technical writing for blog posts or public communication
Be excited about privacy, anonymity, and censorship resistance!

What the job involves

We are hiring a member of the Brave browser privacy engineering team to work on browser privacy, security and website compatibility
Prototyping and implementing privacy-enhancing features in C++ for Brave browser (based on Chromium)
Reverse-engineering and debugging parts of the Web (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) that interact badly with Brave’s cutting-edge privacy protections (example: digging into website functionality that breaks because of Brave’s anti-fingerprinting mitigations)
Developing both categorical improvements and fixing individual websites when it comes to privacy and website compatibility for Brave browser

Our take

Brave, one of the most secure browsers on the market, has quickly built a reputation as a privacy-first champion. Free to use, it stands out for its commitment to blocking intrusive ads and trackers, while also offering a unique twist: users who opt-in can earn rewards by viewing privacy-respecting ads.

The browser's popularity has surged, particularly in 2024, as it continues to tackle the everyday annoyance of web browsing. One of its latest innovations, blocking cookie consent popups, has struck a chord with users fed up with endless prompts.

With nearly 80M monthly active users, Brave is proving that privacy and speed can go hand in hand. The company claims it's three times faster than Google Chrome, and it's available on a wide range of platforms - Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. With its recent influx of users, it'll be exciting to see what's next for the browser.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

May 2019

$30m

SERIES A

Aug 2016

$4.5m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $37m

Company benefits

Industry-leader in privacy, with a research and engineering team that’s innovating everyday to keep people safer online and beat Big Tech
Highly competitive benefits, and generous home-office stipends
Fully remote team (no office, no commute)

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Brendan Eich

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously acted as CEO for Mozilla and has experience as a Software Engineer for MicroUnity and Silicon Graphics.

Brian Bondy

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Previously co-founded VisionWorks Solutions and has experience as a Senior Software Engineer for Mozilla and as a Software Developer Lead for Khan Academy.

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