Firefox OS Integration Engineer, Crash Reporting

Mozilla Corporation; Canada; Remote; CAD 82,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development firm is seeking a Firefox OS Integration Engineer specializing in crash reporting. The successful candidate will develop and maintain quality crash reporting while collaborating with a remote team. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Computer Science and experience in Rust or C++. This role is fully remote from Canada, offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus plans

Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous retirement contributions

Quarterly wellness days

Paid parental leave

Home office stipend

Well-being stipend

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Desire to understand stack walking and post-mortem analysis.
• Proven fluency in Rust and/or C++ for two years.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and ship fixes for Firefox crash reporting.
• Maintain code that detects and reports crashes.
• Analyze crash data for insights.

Skills

Fluency in Rust

Proficiency in C++

Problem-solving skills

Debugging skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Firefox OS Integration Engineer, Crash Reporting

Remote Canada

Why Mozilla?

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:

The OS Integration team ensures Firefox and other Gecko-based products harmonize well with the host operating system and environment. This includes native crash reporting, OS abstraction layers, sandboxing and hardening. We’re a distributed team with expertise in Windows, macOS, and Linux-based operating systems with this role focusing on macOS.

In this role, you will be a member of the OS Integration team specializing in crash reporting for Firefox. You will help to maintain and evolve client-side crash and error reporting across supported operating systems, enabling other engineers to maintain a high quality of our products.

What you’ll do:

• Develop, test, and ship fixes and new features for Firefox crash reporting, with a focus on creating a high-quality user and developer experience.
• Maintain and evolve code that detects and reports crashes. In doing so you will interact with low-level OS primitives.
• You will analyze crash data and come up with insights about it
• Grow your expertise while collaborating with a distributed team and participating in technical discussions, planning, code reviews, and problem solving.
• Break down problems into manageable units, seek early feedback, and document your design choices to foster learning and alignment.

What you’ll bring:

• A degree in Computer Science or in an affine topic or comparable work experience.
• The desire to understand the nitty-gritty details of stack walking and post-mortem analysis of a process.
• Proven fluency in Rust and/or C++, for two years in a professional environment. Knowledge of compiler, debugger or OS development are bonuses.
• Ideally some engineering work examples of low-level programming.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Willingness to work effectively in a distributed team environment.
• Commitment to our values:
• Being relationship-minded
• Having grit

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
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leaveEmployee 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 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.

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Hiring Ranges:

$82,000 - $119,000 CAD

$74,000 - $107,000 CAD