Necko Student Worker

Mozilla; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 37,750 - 50,334; Full time

Job summary

Mozilla Corporation is seeking a software engineer in Germany to strengthen the networking stack and related Web APIs, contributing to a secure, high‑performing browser platform.

You will work with open‑source technologies, design new features, and debug multi‑threaded code. Candidates should have Rust and/or C/C++, fluent English, and be enrolled at a German university with occasional visits to the Berlin office.

Qualifications

• Experience with Rust and/or C/C++ and memory safety concepts.
• English fluency for software engineering in the open source environment.
• University student in Germany with willingness to visit the Berlin office.

Responsibilities

• Improve Firefox’s networking stack and related APIs such as Fetch or WebTransport.
• Design and implement new web platform features and networking protocols.
• Debug and fix correctness and performance in multi-threaded code.
• Debug platform-specific networking issues.
• Improve Firefox’s stability and correctness.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Education

Enrolled at a university in Germany

Job description

Hiring Ranges

Germany Locations: €28,00 EUR per hour.

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The Opportunity

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 Mozilla VPN, a service for keeping all your internet access private. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology. 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 everyone.

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 60,000+ 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 The Team And Role

We strive to provide a performant and secure browsing experience for users and stable/easy to use Networking API's to our developers. We improve our existing implementations and together with the broader community we advance the web through the evolution of relevant standards.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Improve Firefox’s web browsing experience with a particular focus on the networking stack and network‑related APIs, e.g., Fetch, WebTransport, etc.
• Design and implement new web platform features and networking protocols in collaboration with the web and internet standards community.
• Debug and fix correctness and performance problems in our multi‑threaded codebase.
• Debug platform‑specific networking issues.
• Improve Firefox’s stability and correctness.

What You Bring

• Experience with programming in Rust and/or C/C++ and you’re familiar with the concepts of memory safety, test‑driven development, data analysis and practices for secure software development.
• You speak English fluently and enjoy conducting software engineering work in the open.
• Previous experience with networking and/or systems programming is a bonus!
• You are enrolled in a university in Germany and are willing to occasionally visit our Office in Berlin.
• Commitment to our values:
  • Welcoming differences
  • Being relationship‑minded
  • Practicing responsible participation
  • Having grit

About Mozilla

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. We’re not a normal tech company. The things we create prioritize people and their privacy over profits. We exist to make the internet a healthier, happier place for everyone.

Commitment To Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Mozilla believes in the value of diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge, and knows diversity, equity and inclusion 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 not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, 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.