Contract Staff Software Engineer-FireFox Layout
Contract Staff Software Engineer-FireFox Layoutat Mozilla Corporation You will take on the ongoing maintenance and routine engineering work in Firefox's Layout area (CSS, page layout, APZ, text, images). Working independently at a tech-lead level, you keep the Layout code healthy.
Responsibilities:
- Own day-to-day Layout maintenance: fix bugs and regressions, keep tests green, handle incoming issues.
- Diagnose and fix Layout problems across platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android).Carry code review and routine upkeep so the FTE engineers can focus on other mission critical projects.
- Join planning and standards / web-compat meetings as needed.
- Definition of done
- A healthy Layout area, backlog and regressions kept down, with the team's senior engineers freed to focus on critical Performance and Security issues.
Required qualifications:
Strong C++ (JavaScript and/or Rust a plus).Solid CSS and page-layout knowledge.
Strong debugging and optimization in a multithreaded codebase.
Able to work independently and lead technically in a large, mature codebase.
Preferred:
- Prior experience in web browser architecture and development.
- Prior Web standards experience.
- Mobile web development, profiling and debugging skills a plus.
- Proven experience in utilization of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) in the investigation, development, debugging, and/or testing of code is a plus.
- Hiring Ranges:
- Canada Tier 1 Locations $185,045 — $217,700 CAD Canada Tier 2 Locations $131,400 — $154,600 CAD