Remote Senior Web Services Engineer - Scalable Apps

Mozilla-Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Thunderbird Technologies Corporation seeks a Staff Software Engineer, Services to shape the architecture and direction of web-based Thunderbird services. You will own complex projects, write code, build prototypes, and mentor engineers in a distributed, open-source environment.

You will collaborate with designers, engineers, and community members across Mozilla to scale services like calendar and file storage, improving reliability, performance, and developer experience.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading complex web-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of scalable software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience contributing to or leading open-source projects.
• Excellent communication skills for distributed teams.
• Ability to mentor engineers and grow technical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture of new Services products and own complex projects.
• Write code, build prototypes, and contribute across the development lifecycle.
• Establish software patterns and make technology choices across Services.
• Build analytics and infrastructure to inform product decisions with data.
• Tackle ambiguous problems with broad impact on Services goals.
• Provide technical and product direction across Thunderbird and collaborate with Mozilla teams.
• Mentor engineers through reviews, discussions, and process improvements.
• Stay current with evolving technologies and apply them to the work.
• Plan improvements to make systems more scalable, maintainable, and self-serviceable.
• Collaborate with community to surface issues and drive practical solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Web architecture

Open source

Remote collaboration

English proficiency

Mentorship

APIs development

Distributed systems

Job description

Thunderbird Technologies Corporation seeks a Staff Software Engineer, Services to shape the architecture and direction of web-based Thunderbird services. You will own complex projects, write code, build prototypes, and mentor engineers in a distributed, open-source environment.

You will collaborate with designers, engineers, and community members across Mozilla to scale services like calendar and file storage, improving reliability, performance, and developer experience.