Senior Software Engineer, Mozilla
Firefox Enterprise
£65-95k
+ Performance-based bonus plans for eligible roles
Internet software for people, not profit
Open for applications
Internet software for people, not profit
1001+ employees
Open for applications
£65-95k
+ Performance-based bonus plans for eligible roles
1001+ employees
Company mission
To ensure the internet remains open and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with systems programming on a major desktop platform (Windows, macOS or Linux)
- A solid understanding of C/C++ and some knowledge of Rust
- A solid understanding of JavaScript and typical interactions with the backend (services, REST, ... )
- You are an excellent communicator and have participated effectively on a distributed team
- You’re pragmatic about how to move things forward in specific timeframes including trade-offs and safeguards when implementing new functionality
- Experience working collaboratively with product managers, project managers, and/or other non-engineering teams
Desirable
- Professional programming experience in Rust
- You have developed cross-platform desktop applications, particularly when this involves some low level systems programming such as Win32 APIs on Windows, Cocoa APIs on macOS or GTK on Linux
- You have previously successfully contributed to an open source project
What the job involves
- The Firefox team is a community of engineers who care deeply about delivering the fastest, friendliest, most usable browser possible
- We are responsible for making the things you see in the browser work securely, quickly, and well
- The Enterprise team is a cross-disciplinary team in charge of improving and maintaining Firefox support for large Enterprise deployments
- As part of the team, you will be responsible for all things related to OS integration - such as updates, installs, and integrating Firefox with the different operating systems - and helping us grow our user base
- Our team is geographically-distributed, and working in the open is the norm
- We contribute to the code driving Firefox on a number of desktop platforms - Windows, Linux, and macOS
- A Senior Software Engineer contributes to architectural discussions, and driving feature development within a team
- At Mozilla, Senior Engineers are expected to work independently on scoped projects, collaborate closely with peers, and play a key role in delivering high-quality software that aligns with team goals
- Develop, innovate, and ship the next experience of Firefox through improved integration with the operating system
- Improve the ease of use and security of Firefox in large deployments by developing better administration and monitoring tools
- Improve Firefox functionality by better integration with remote services
- Assess what work supports the team and product roadmap and make insightful recommendations in regards to priorities
- Optimize the quality of Firefox by hunting down and fixing software defects, improving the experience of hundreds of millions of users
- Work with a geographically-distributed development team
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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