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Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Desktop
Remote Firefox role with clear candidate location fit.
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Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
Canada
Role overview
Senior Software Engineer, Firefox Desktop
Requirements and responsibilities
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- Contribute to the development and improvement of Firefox features related to installs, updates, and OS integrations.
- Help implement enhancements to the Firefox installation and update experience, using data insights to guide development.
- Tackle platform-specific challenges in low-level operating system integration on Windows and/or macOS.
- Collaborate with your manager and teammates to scope and prioritize work in alignment with the team’s goals.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions with peers.
- Take ownership of complex bugs and lead efforts to improve the Firefox experience for hundreds of millions of users.
- Work closely with your geographically distributed team in a highly collaborative environment.
- 3-5 years experience as Software Engineer
- Experience with systems-level programming on at least one major platform (Windows, macOS).
- Solid programming skills in C/C++.
- Effective communicator and collaborator, especially in distributed teams.
- Ability to break down technical work and make steady progress within project timelines.
- A collaborative mindset and a desire to contribute to team success.
- Programming experience in Rust.
- Experience working with Windows and/or macOS APIs at a low level (e.g., Win32, Cocoa).
- Additional experience with Linux, or macOS internals.
- Contributions to open source projects.
- Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
- Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
- Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
- Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
- One-time home office stipend
- Annual professional development budget
- Quarterly well-being stipend
- Considerable paid parental leave
- Employee referral bonus program
- Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)
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