Staff Software Engineer, Services — Architect & Tech Lead for Scale

Mozilla; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Mental health support

Parental leave

Learning budget

Bonus program

Job summary

Mozilla is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Services, to shape architecture and technical direction for Thunderbird-related services, including calendars and secure file storage. This individual contributor role carries significant ownership and influence across teams and the community.

You will lead the technical architecture of new Services products, mentor engineers, and drive decisions that make systems scalable and sustainable while partnering with product, design, and leadership to grow

Qualifications

• 10+ years of web software development experience.
• Experience designing scalable and efficient systems.
• Experience collaborating remotely across disciplines (engineering, product, design).
• Ability to learn, evaluate, and responsibly use emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture of Mozilla's Services products.
• Write code, build prototypes, and contribute across the development lifecycle.
• Mentor engineers and drive software patterns and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with Thunderbird and other Mozilla teams for ownership of services.

Skills

Web development

System architecture

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Open-source

JavaScript

API development

Frontend frameworks

Backend development

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Python

Rust

Go

C++

Job description

Mozilla is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Services, to shape architecture and technical direction for Thunderbird-related services, including calendars and secure file storage. This individual contributor role carries significant ownership and influence across teams and the community.

You will lead the technical architecture of new Services products, mentor engineers, and drive decisions that make systems scalable and sustainable while partnering with product, design, and leadership to grow