Senior Backend Engineer – Privacy-First, Open-Source Systems

Mozilla-Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Medical coverage

Retirement contributions

Home office stipend

Professional development budget

Parental leave

Well-being stipend

Job summary

Mozilla Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Ecosystem Services Team to build and own backend services, ensuring reliability and scalable cloud infrastructure. You will work with Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Rust, design with PostgreSQL, and operate in production with on-call responsibilities while collaborating with CloudEng, UX, and product teams.

Mozilla offers generous bonuses, health and retirement benefits, and a strong commitment to privacy and security in delivering

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development with backend focus.
• Experience with Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Rust.
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL and SQL optimization.
• DevOps on Google Cloud Platform with Docker pipelines.
• Observability tools like Sentry and Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development and server-side logic.
• Own services end-to-end, from deployment to production health.
• Collaborate with CloudEng, frontend, and UX teams.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.
• Review code and contribute to API design and data contracts.

Skills

Backend development

Python

TypeScript/Node.js

Rust

Production ownership

Observability

Mentoring

Tools

PostgreSQL

Knex

Docker

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

OpenTelemetry

Sentry

Grafana

Terraform

Kubernetes

Django

Job description

Mozilla Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Ecosystem Services Team to build and own backend services, ensuring reliability and scalable cloud infrastructure. You will work with Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Rust, design with PostgreSQL, and operate in production with on-call responsibilities while collaborating with CloudEng, UX, and product teams.

Mozilla offers generous bonuses, health and retirement benefits, and a strong commitment to privacy and security in delivering