Senior Software Engineer, Privacy

<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;"> <div> <p><strong>Why Mozilla?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute </span><strong>open-source</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. </span></p> <p><strong>About this team and role:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you passionate about Privacy Protections and the Open Web? Do you want to ship software to a large user base? Do you want your contributions to have a positive impact on the world?  Do you want to advance current browser architecture to make the web a safer place for users?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and restricted. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support the Privacy Team to advance the Firefox Web Platform.</span></p> <strong>What you'll do:</strong> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Implement Privacy-improving, anti-tracking and threat intelligence protection into the Firefox web browser to mitigate user tracking and phishing.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Implement architectural improvements into Gecko, the browser engine underlying Firefox.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build performant, low-latency, and maintainable C++, JavaScript and Rust code </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work as part of a geographically distributed team in an asynchronous manner (mostly Europe and US-East).</span></li> </ul> <strong>What you'll bring:</strong> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related program; or equivalent work experience.&