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Senior Software Engineer (WebExtensions)

Mozilla2 days ago
Remote Canada
Senior Level
Full-Time

Top Benefits

Full medical, dental, vision coverage.
Therapy and coaching for mental health.
Paid holidays, vacation, sick time.

About the role

  • The WebExtensions platform powers the add-ons ecosystem in Firefox, enabling millions of users to customize their browser while keeping safety and performance at the forefront
  • As a WebExtensions Engineer, you will help implement new extension capabilities, improve existing APIs, and ensure that extensions remain reliable across Firefox
  • As a Software Engineer on the WebExtensions team, you’ll bring a passion for exploring complex systems and creating experiences that balance developer power with user trust
  • You’ll work deep in the Gecko platform to evolve extension capabilities, and you’ll build UI features in Firefox that make extensions clear and manageable for users
  • Along the way, you’ll collaborate with experts across Mozilla and help advance cross-browser compatibility and the path toward standardization. Your work will keep extensions safe, powerful, and reliable for developers and millions of Firefox users
  • Implement and maintain WebExtensions APIs and Addon Management, balancing power, safety, and performance, as well as user interfaces in Firefox
  • Debug and fix issues affecting extensions in Firefox
  • Collaborate with product managers, QA, and the AMO engineering team to deliver features end-to-end
  • Contribute to Mozilla-owned extensions and system add-ons
  • Participate in open source workflows: code reviews, pull requests, and discussions in Bugzilla/GitHub
  • Support extension developers by helping diagnose issues and improving tooling/documentation

Benefits

  • Health and wellness: Mozilla covers medical, dental and vision plan premiums at 100% for U.S. and Canadian employees. Our offerings give you the options you need to manage your health — and your family’s — the way you want.
  • Mental health: Mental health is as important as our physical health. That’s why Mozilla’s health benefits include therapy and coaching sessions to make sure our people have access to the care they need.
  • Time away: With all of life’s demands, time away from work to disconnect and recharge is essential. In addition to country-specific holidays (12 in the U.S. and Canada), vacation and sick time start accruing right away (specifics vary by country). Everyone also takes a pause together on quarterly all-company wellness days, plus you get to celebrate the most personal holiday of all: your birthday.
  • Parental leave: While Mozilla’s parental leave policies vary globally, our U.S. and Canadian-based employees can look forward to 26 weeks of paid leave for childbearing parents and 12 weeks of paid leave for non-childbearing parents.
  • Financial: Mozilla is a private company, so our compensation isn’t tied to stock options or equity plans. Instead, we offer generous, performance-based bonus plans to all regular employees to underscore that we share in our success as one team. As for retirement savings for US and Canadian employees, Mozilla contributes a percentage of your eligible base salary each year to the 401(k) Plan/RRSP (regardless of whether you contribute or not), with 100% vesting.
  • Learning and development: We’re big believers in learning by doing, and we also want to invest in your education and development beyond your role. Every employee is eligible for an annual professional development budget. Mozillians can put it toward technical or management training, certifications, conferences and more.
  • Help when you need it: Life is full of surprises; that’s why it’s important to be prepared. Mozilla provides Life/AD&D and Short and Long Term Disability insurance (offerings may vary by locale) to ensure that you and your family will have a safety net in place should you ever need it.
  • Plus a bit more: A few other benefits include a quarterly wellbeing stipend (to use on those things just for you), an employee referral bonus, internet reimbursement if you’re remote, and a budget for office essentials to make working remotely ergonomically comfortable.- Experience with Firefox internals, C++ or Rust
  • Ability to navigate and learn from large codebases
  • Experience with API design and integration
  • Knowledge of web security principles
  • Bonus points for:
  • 4+ years of professional experience in software development
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating in distributed teams
  • Familiarity with Android or GeckoView development
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript, DOM APIs, HTML, and CSS
  • Familiarity with modern browser architecture and debugging tools
  • Contributions to open source projects, especially in browser or extension development

About Mozilla

Software Development
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A lot of companies say they’re “mission-driven.” Our unique corporate structure guarantees that every decision we make upholds our mission: to ensure the internet remains open and accessible. Beholden to neither shareholders nor investors, Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the not-for-profit Mozilla Foundation.

Along with our communities of 20,000+ contributors and collaborators, Mozilla Corporation’s staff designs, builds, and distributes software that allows people to enjoy the internet on their own terms. Our flagship product — the Firefox browser — has expanded into a family of products that protects users and alerts them of risks, safeguards passwords and provides a secure VPN (with more to come).

By maintaining a safe, open internet we're helping humanity, while also helping the individual humans employed here to reach their personal and professional goals. With a relatively small team serving hundreds of millions of people, a culture of exploration, and a commitment to mentorship, opportunities abound to learn and grow at Mozilla.

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