Staff Software Engineer, Mozilla

Graphics

CA$115-186k

Salary dependent on location

macOS

Linux

Android

C++

Rust

OpenGL

Windows

WebGL

WebGPU

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada

Designs, builds, and distributes internet software

Be an early applicant

Designs, builds, and distributes internet software

1001+ employees

B2CEnterpriseInternal toolsPrivacySaaS

Be an early applicant

CA$115-186k

Salary dependent on location

macOS

Linux

Android

C++

Rust

OpenGL

Windows

WebGL

WebGPU

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada

1001+ employees

B2CEnterpriseInternal toolsPrivacySaaS

Company mission

To make sure that the internet remains accessible, open, and transparent to everyone.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Have at least five years of experience as a software engineer
Be proficient in C++ or Rust
Have knowledge and experience with graphics frameworks that drive modern computing: OpenGL ES, WebGL, Metal, WebGPU, Vulkan, DirectX 11/12, etc
Have knowledge of GPU architectures and design
Have strong debugging and optimization skills in a multi-threaded code
Experience with, or interest in learning about, security sandboxing and IPC architectures
Commitment to our values:
Welcoming differences
Being relationship-minded
Practicing responsible participation
Having grit

What the job involves

The Graphics Team supports everything revolving around painting content to the screen in Firefox on Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux desktops as fast and as accurately as possible, so we welcome broad experience across different platforms
Define and drive architectural improvements for rendering in the Gecko Browser engine
Improve the rendering performance of the Gecko browser engine, particularly on high resolution displays
Write software in C++ and Rust, including tests and documentation
Participate in regular code reviews
Maintain the quality and security of our existing Graphics code by engaging with internal and external security researchers
Investigate and propose solutions and architectural changes to improve performance, reliability and reduce power usage
Represent Mozilla in Standards development alongside other industry leaders–Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc

Our take

Mozilla creates and manages a range of free-to-use software products. Their most well-known product is Firefox, the fourth most popular internet browser in the world. Mozilla is a not-for-profit with a focus on promoting online privacy. The company has a published manifesto outlining its commitment to keeping a balance between commercial profit and public benefit.

The companies other products include Bugzilla, a bug management platform, and Pocket, an award-winning digital content filing service. In direct odds with Google, Mozilla has recently launched a new product Mozilla VPN. The VPN or virtual private network enables users to browse the internet without being tracked. Companies such as Google rely on tracking user behavior online to target them with advertising.

Mozilla was also instrumental in creating the programming language Rust, which is admired for its brevity. Rust uses roughly half the amount of code as C++ to produce the same results.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

12% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (2.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Apr 2018

$1.2m

GRANT

Jan 2005

$0.3m

ANGEL

Total funding: $3.5m

Company benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance + Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Retirement Plan contributions
20 Paid Time Off days per year (prorated) + your birthday
Company Holidays + Shutdown
Wellness budget
Reimbursement for professional development (up to $3,000/year)
Industry-leading paid parental leave (up to 26 weeks of fully paid leave for childbearing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-childbearing parents)
Flexible work environment (nearly half of Mozillians work remotely)
A work setup including the latest hardware and software of your choice

Company HQ

Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Mitchell Baker

(CEO & Chairwoman)

Mitchell worked as a lawyer and at Netscape Communications before co-founding Mozilla in 2003. They have served as Chairwoman of Mozilla Foundation since then, and CEO as of April 2020.

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