Staff Software Engineer - Release Engineering

Mozilla; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mozilla is seeking a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Release Engineering to join their team in Berlin. This role is pivotal in ensuring the reliable deployment of software products, requiring a strong background in object-oriented programming, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services. The position offers the chance to work in a collaborative, open-source environment focused on making a significant impact on the web.

Leistungen

Generous performance-based bonus plans

Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous retirement contributions with immediate vesting

Quarterly wellness days

Country-specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday

Annual professional development budget

Considerable paid parental leave

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years in object-oriented programming (preferably Python).
• Published Android/iOS applications for 4 years.
• Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines for 5 years.

Aufgaben

• Help chart the future path of Mozilla’s Release Engineering team.
• Troubleshoot and optimize deployment issues on a large existing codebase.
• Mentor team members and provide technical direction.

Kenntnisse

Object-oriented programming (OOP)

Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)

CI/CD pipelines

Shell scripting

Excellent communication

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Posted:

01.06.2025

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16.07.2025

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Job Description:

Staff Software Engineer - Release Engineering

at Mozilla Corporation Team: Firefox Locations: Remote Finland, Remote Sweden, Remote Denmark, Remote Germany, Remote Netherlands, Remote Belgium, Remote France, Remote Spain, Remote UK, Remote Canada, Remote US, Remote Poland To learn the Hiring Ranges for this position, please select your location from the

Staff Software Engineer - Release Engineering

at Mozilla Corporation Team: Firefox Locations: Remote Finland, Remote Sweden, Remote Denmark, Remote Germany, Remote Netherlands, Remote Belgium, Remote France, Remote Spain, Remote UK, Remote Canada, Remote US, Remote Poland To learn the Hiring Ranges for this position, please select your location from the Apply Now dropdown menu.

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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:

At Mozilla, our Release Engineering team (RelEng) plays a crucial role in ensuring the seamless and reliable delivery of our world-class software products. As a key part of our engineering infrastructure, RelEng is responsible for the continuous deployment of our products, ensuring they reach our users efficiently and without interruption. For instance, we can reliably ship a security fix to > 200M users across different platforms and > 100 locales in under 24 hours.

We pride ourselves on our collaborative and dynamic work environment. Our engineers are problem-solvers who thrive on tackling complex challenges and continuously seek to improve our infrastructure. We believe in the power of open-source software and contribute to the community through our work.

If you are passionate about continuous deployment and automation, the Release Engineering team at Mozilla is the place for you. Join us and be a part of a team that is making a significant impact on the web and beyond.

What you’ll do:

Help chart the future path of Mozilla’s Release Engineering team

Write software that scales - tens of thousands of tasks are run to build, test, and release Firefox every single day

Troubleshoot, resolve, and optimize deployment and infrastructure issues on a large existing codebase - with an emphasis on stability and long term planning

Work with a geographically-distributed development team between North America and Europe

Collaborate with other teams by providing code review and technical direction

Mentor other team members and be mentored by more senior team members

Responding to critical service outages (during normal working hours - no on call rotation is required)

What you’ll bring:

You have a minimum of 5 years of experience working in an object-oriented programming (OOP) language (preferably Python)

You have published Android and/or iOS applications for 4 years

You have built and maintained CI/CD pipelines for 5 years

You have worked cloud providers like AWS, GCP, Azure for 3 years

Having several years in making reliable and secure deployments

Being comfortable developing in Windows, macOS, and Linux environments, experience with shell scripting

You are pragmatic about how to move things forward in specific time frames including trade-offs and safeguards when implementing new functionality

You are an excellent communicator and have participated effectively on a team distributed across time zones

You have a proven track record of finishing projects where the work spans several months

Commitment to our values:

Welcoming differences

Being relationship-minded

Practicing responsible participation

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

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)