Senior Software Engineer (Localization)

Mozilla Corporation; Remote; CAD 104,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech organization in Canada is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Localization Team. In this role, you will design and implement features for the Pontoon Translation Management System and enhance internationalization in Firefox. The ideal candidate will have experience in web technologies, internationalization practices, and a strong commitment to collaboration across diverse teams. This position offers competitive salary and extensive benefits, including generous bonuses, comprehensive health coverage, and flexible work options.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus plans

Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous retirement contributions

Quarterly wellness days

Country-specific holidays

Home office stipend

Quarterly well-being stipend

Paid parental leave

Employee referral bonus

Other benefits including life insurance

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of web technologies and development workflows.
• Experience with internationalisation and localisation tools.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed team.
• Fluency in another language and understanding linguistic diversity.
• Experience with open source development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to design and implement new features in Pontoon.
• Improve internationalisation in Firefox's codebase.
• Contribute to discussions on internationalisation standards.
• Engage with volunteer developers and localisers.

Skills

Web technologies understanding

Internationalisation (i18n) concepts

Effective collaboration

Excellent communication skills

Open source development practices

Programming in Rust

Programming in C++

Job description

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 Localization Team manages the infrastructure that powers localization across all Mozilla products and services, and supports our global community of volunteer localisers. As a Senior Engineer, you’ll contribute to a range of Mozilla localisation projects and technologies — from Pontoon, our Django‑based Translation Management System, to open source libraries like moz‑l10n. You’ll also engage with development of standards such as Unicode MessageFormat and work on internationalisation features that shape the experience of Firefox and other Mozilla products.

You’ll contribute to architectural discussions and help drive feature development within the team. At Mozilla, Senior Engineers are expected to work independently on well‑defined projects, collaborate closely with peers, and play a key role in delivering high‑quality software that advances the team’s goals and Mozilla’s mission.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with engineers and programme managers to design and implement new Pontoon features, across both the front‑end and back‑end.
• Improve internationalisation within the Firefox codebase to make features more adaptable and accessible across languages and regions.
• Contribute to discussions shaping Mozilla’s positions on internationalisation and localisation standards.
• Engage with our community of volunteer developers and localisers to support and guide Mozilla’s localisation efforts.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and internal clients across regions and time zones.

What you’ll bring:

• Solid understanding of web technologies, APIs, and modern development workflows.
• Experience with internationalisation (i18n) and localisation (l10n) concepts, tools, or workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed team, across time zones and disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills, with an emphasis on clarity and working across technical and non‑technical roles.
• Commitment to our values:
  • Being relationship‑minded
  • Having grit
  • Fluency in another language and understanding of linguistic diversity (e.g., grammar, plurals, text direction, and cultural conventions).
• Experience with open source development practices and community collaboration.
• Programming experience in Rust and C++.

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 leave
• Employee referral bonus programme
• Other benefits (life/AD&DD, 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, racialised 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, colour, 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 behaviour, conduct, or purpose.

Hiring Ranges:

$104,000 - $139,000 CAD

$94,000 - $126,000 CAD