Backend Engineer, Websites & Marketing Technology

Mozilla; Canada; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech organization is seeking a Backend Engineer (P2) to join their Websites & MarTech team. This remote role in Canada involves designing and maintaining high-traffic websites using Python/Django, while collaborating closely with various teams to ensure system scalability and performance. Candidates should have experience in backend web development and familiarity with cloud infrastructure. Excellent communication skills in English are required.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus plans

Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous retirement contributions

Quarterly wellness days

One-time home office stipend

Annual professional development budget

Qualifications

• Experience in backend web development for high-traffic or large-scale websites.
• Proficiency in Python/Django for building and maintaining production web services.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS) and modern deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and integrations for marketing websites.
• Develop solutions for performance, automation, and internationalization challenges.
• Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform using DevOps practices.

Skills

Backend web development

Python/Django

Cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS)

Git and GitHub

Testing, monitoring, and automation best practices

Strong communication skills in English

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Remote Canada

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 the team and role

The Websites & MarTech team builds and operates the infrastructure that powers mozilla.org and www.firefox.com, marketing campaign sites, and the systems that connect our marketing technology ecosystem. Our work touches millions of users every day, combining strong engineering practices with Mozilla’s values of openness, privacy, and accessibility.

As a Backend Engineer (P2) on the Websites & MarTech team, you’ll contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of high‑traffic websites and supporting services. You’ll work closely with frontend developers, site reliability engineers, designers, and data and marketing partners to create scalable, maintainable systems that help us connect with users worldwide.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving real‑world web challenges – balancing performance, automation and reliability – while also benefitting from opportunities to learn, grow, and collaborate across disciplines.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain backend services and integrations supporting high‑traffic marketing websites and applications.
• Develop solutions for challenges related to performance, automation, internationalization and developer productivity.
• Write clean, maintainable and well‑tested code using Python/Django.
• Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using modern DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of collaboration and knowledge‑sharing.
• Communicate effectively in a distributed, asynchronous environment.
• Investigate and apply new technologies to improve our systems and workflows.
• Contribute to documentation and operational excellence.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in backend web development for high‑traffic or large‑scale websites.
• Proficiency in Python/Django for building and maintaining production web services.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS) and modern deployment pipelines.
• Experience using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration.
• An understanding of testing, monitoring and automation best practices.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively on a remote, globally distributed team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Bonus Points For

• Familiarity with Wagtail CMS or similar content management systems.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and relational database design.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs and microservice communication.
• Experience with Docker, GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform.
• Basic understanding of frontend technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Awareness of Agile or Kanban methodologies.

What you’ll get

• 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)

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 orientation s, 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 [e-mail] 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Additionally, Mozilla provides special protections for Employees Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Migrant Protection Protocols Act.

Group: E

Req ID: R2979

Hiring Ranges

$82,000 - $119,000 CAD

$74,000 - $107,000 CAD