Staff Software Engineer-Bug Burndown

Remote Worker LTD.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Worker LTD. is seeking a technically adept engineer to help reduce Firefox’s WebCompat bug backlog by finishing and verifying diagnoses of long-tail site-breakage bugs.

You will also write WebCompat interventions or simple fixes, often with AI assistance, and reproduce or triage incoming reports to drive actionable outcomes. The role emphasizes hands-on debugging with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, proficiency with browser devtools, cross-browser diagnosis, and comfort using AI tooling to

Qualifications

• Solid web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and comfort debugging real-world site breakage.
• Fluent with browser devtools and cross-browser diagnosis.
• Comfortable using AI tooling to speed up diagnosis and fixes.

Responsibilities

• Finish diagnosing, or verify the diagnosis of, long-tail WebCompat bugs.
• Write WebCompat interventions where appropriate.
• Write simple fixes (AI-assisted) and land them.
• Reproduce and triage incoming site-breakage reports.

Skills

Web development

Browser debugging

AI tooling

Job description

You will help reduce Firefox’s WebCompat bug backlog by finishing or verifying the diagnosis of the long tail of site-breakage bugs, and by writing interventions or simple fixes (often with AI assistance). You turn a large queue of reported breakages into diagnosed, actionable, or fixed bugs.

Responsibilities

• Finish diagnosing, or verify the diagnosis of, long-tail WebCompat bugs.
• Write WebCompat interventions where appropriate.
• Write simple fixes (AI-assisted) and land them.
• Reproduce and triage incoming site-breakage reports.

Required qualifications

• Solid web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and comfort debugging real-world site breakage.
• Fluent with browser devtools and cross-browser diagnosis.
• Comfortable using AI tooling to speed up diagnosis and fixes.

Preferred

• Gecko knowledge is a strong plus (but can be taught).
• Prior WebCompat or web-standards experience.