Contract Staff Software Engineer - (Firefox) C++,Storage Encryption

Mozilla; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mozilla is seeking a Contract Staff Software Engineer for the Firefox project, focusing on Storage Encryption across Gecko. You will work remotely within the UK on the DOM LWS team to implement encryption storage features and ensure quality through tests and upstream contributions.

Responsibilities include cross-functional debugging, reviewing code, and shepherding changes through Nightly, Beta, and Release. Familiarity with web standards and a collaborative, open-source workflow is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ proficiency.
• Familiarity with web standards and Web Platform Tests.
• Strong debugging and optimization in a multithreaded codebase.
• Comfort working in public bugs, code reviews, and upstream landing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to delivering Storage Encryption Everywhere in Gecko, including data migration between schemas and storage integration.
• Write and pass Web Platform Tests, and add Gecko tests as needed.

Skills

Strong C++

Web standards

Web Platform Tests

Multithreaded debugging

Code review

Open source

Job description

Contract Staff Software Engineer - (Firefox) C++,Storage Encryption

Remote UK

The role

You will help the Firefox DOM LWS team to implement tasks for Storage Encryption everywhere, helping to drive the in-progress project through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to delivering Storage Encryption Everywhere in Gecko, which may include tasks such as migrating data between schemas, implementing data storage in PBM and integration testing.
• Write and pass Web Platform Tests, and add Gecko tests as needed.
• Work through code review with the relevant Gecko module owners and iterate to landing.
• Surface and help resolve any specification questions the implementation raises.
• Shepherd the feature through Nightly, Beta, and Release. Fix correctness, performance issues and regressions.

Definition of done

Ship Storage Encryption Everywhere to release channel. Fix triaged and prioritized issues.

Required qualifications

• Strong C++.
• Familiarity with web standards and Web Platform Tests.
• Strong debugging and optimization in a multithreaded codebase.
• Comfort working in the open: public bugs, code review, and upstream landing.

Preferred

• Familiarity with the relevant standards body and specification process.