Staff Software Engineer

2 Months ago • 6 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

Mozilla VPN is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their remote, global engineering team. This role involves contributing to Mozilla VPN product suite including browser extensions, integrations, and the cross-platform client (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android). The engineer will implement new features, improve performance and reliability, and participate in innovative and challenging projects. This role offers an opportunity to be at the forefront of technological advancements, contributing to Mozilla's mission of making the internet better for people.
Must have:
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • Expert level proficiency in C/C++
  • Expertise in networking protocols and security practices
  • Extensive knowledge of core OS concepts of Windows or Mac
  • Experience developing cross-platform applications
  • Experience debugging network related problems
Good to have:
  • Experience developing cross platform applications with Qt
  • Proficiency in Rust, Go, Python, Javascript, TypeScript, Git
  • Open-source contributions to networking or VPN-related projects
  • Experience implementing or improving application observability
Perks:
  • Generous performance-based bonus plans
  • Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous retirement contributions
  • Quarterly all-company wellness days
  • Country specific holidays plus a birthday day off
  • One-time home office stipend
  • Annual professional development budget
  • Quarterly well-being stipend
  • Considerable paid parental leave
  • Employee referral bonus program

Job Details

To learn the Hiring Ranges for this position, please select your location from the Apply Now dropdown menu.

To learn more about our Hiring Range System, please click this link.

Why Mozilla?

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, and Pocket, a service for keeping up with the best content online. 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. 

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 open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

About this team and role:

Mozilla VPN is seeking an experienced software engineer to join our fully remote, global engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the suite of products that make up the Mozilla VPN project, including browser extensions, browser integrations, and the Mozilla VPN client—a cross-platform application available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. You will be responsible for implementing new features as well as improving the performance and the reliability of existing functionality. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovative, challenging, and technically complex initiatives.

What you’ll do: 

  • Drive the architecture, development, and optimization of the Mozilla VPN client across platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android).
  • Work closely with cross functional colleagues, providing technical insight to drive feature development.
  • Maintain high-quality code, enforce security best practices, and mentor engineers by providing comprehensive and insightful code reviews.
  • Triage, debug and resolve software defects

What you’ll bring: 

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • Expert level proficiency in C/C++
  • Expertise in networking protocols and privacy and security best practices
Extensive knowledge of core OS concepts of Windows or Mac
  • Experience developing cross-platform applications (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android)
Experience debugging network related problems with Wireshark, tcpdump, or similar tools
  • Excellent communication skills and experience mentoring engineers

Bonus points:

  • Experience developing cross platform applications with Qt
  • Proficiency in any of the following: Rust, Go, Python, Javascript, TypeScript, Git
  • Open-source contributions to networking or VPN-related projects
  • Experience implementing or improving application observability

What you’ll get:

  • Generous performance-based bonus plans to all regular 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)

About Mozilla 

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 controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.


Group: C

ReqID: R2759

#LI-REMOTE 

Similar Jobs

P99 soft - Senior ETL QA Engineer

P99 soft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Bazaar Voice - Software Development Manager

Bazaar Voice

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
9 Months ago
Putnam - Principal, Value Communications (HTA and Market Access)

Putnam

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Survay Monkey - Senior Network Engineer

Survay Monkey

Heredia, Costa Rica (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Tesla - HR Business Analyst

Tesla

Brandenburg, Germany (On-Site)
5 Months ago
GoMotive - Staff Software Engineer

GoMotive

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
bytedance - Video Coding/Transcoding Algorithm Engineer

bytedance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Jane Street - Software Engineer / Writer

Jane Street

New York, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Apple - Firmware Engineer - Instrument Engineering

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
kaizen gaming  - Senior Analytics Engineer

kaizen gaming

Athens, Greece (Hybrid)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

whoop - Test Technician (Hardware Validation)

whoop

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Informa Group - Sales Operations Executive

Informa Group

Bangkok, Thailand (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Tencent - Consumer Insights Manager

Tencent

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Double Eleven - Senior Graphics Programmer

Double Eleven

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Ion - Storage Engineer, Italy

Ion

Italy (Hybrid)
9 Months ago
Passive Logic - Senior Embedded Systems Engineer (Wireless Product Development)

Passive Logic

Holladay, Utah, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
London stock Exchange - Lead Quality Engineer

London stock Exchange

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Qualcomm - AI SDK Software Engineer

Qualcomm

Chengdu, Sichuan, China (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Luxoft - Murex Front Office Consultant - Structured Products

Luxoft

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Match Group - QA Automation

Match Group

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Remote)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in United States

Alpha Sense - Enterprise Account Executive, Corporate

Alpha Sense

New York, United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
Toast - Retail Account Executive

Toast

Napa, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Apple - ESD Engineer

Apple

Irvine, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Trek - Service Manager

Trek

Livermore, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Take-Two Interactive - Application Security Architect

Take-Two Interactive

Texas, United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
Jane Street - Data Engineer

Jane Street

New York, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - SAP PI/PO Consultant

Next Level Business Services

Santa Clara, California, United States (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Apple - Sr Software Engineer - Infrastructure and operations

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Perplexity - AI Software Engineer - Full Stack

Perplexity

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Blinkhealth - Customer Support Specialist

Blinkhealth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Software Development & Engineering Jobs

Microsoft - Software Engineer - Agent Team - Microsoft Identity

Microsoft

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
3 Months ago
undefined - DX Engineer

United States (Remote)
9 Months ago
Demandbase - Principal Software Engineer

Demandbase

San Francisco, California, United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
Coherent corp. - Senior Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Coherent corp.

Fremont, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
ElevenLabs - Enterprise Solutions Engineering

ElevenLabs

London, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
3 Months ago
PwC - Senior Manager SAP Architecture-Cloud-BTP | CDI | H/F

PwC

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Apple - iPhone Hardware Engineering Program Manager (HW EPM)

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Qualcomm - Camera SW Customer Engineer, Sr Staff

Qualcomm

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)
2 Months ago
CAE - Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME)

CAE

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Demandbase - Senior Engineering Manager

Demandbase

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded