Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

Are you passionate about Privacy Protections and the Open Web? Do you want to ship software to a large user base? Do you want your contributions to have a positive impact on the world? Do you want to advance current browser architecture to make the web a safer place for users? Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and restricted. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support the Privacy Team to advance the Firefox Web Platform. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Privacy Team at Mozilla, you will… Implement Privacy-improving, anti-tracking features and data sanitization into the Firefox web browser to prevent all forms of unhealthy user tracking. Implement architectural improvements into Gecko, the browser engine underlying Firefox. Build performant, low-latency, and maintainable C++, JavaScript and Rust code Work as part of a geographically distributed team in an asynchronous manner (mostly Europe and US-East). Your Professional Profile: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related program; or equivalent work experience. At least 4 years of experience with programming in C++ and Rust, with a strong background in memory safety, multi-threaded system architecture, or raw data stream manipulation Proven ability to onboard quickly, deliver and improve c