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Senior Staff Software Engineer at Mozilla
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Mozilla, found 6 days ago on Hacker News. Remote, from Canada. The company takes applications on its own page.
Software engineer
Hacker News
6 days ago
Mozilla
Mozilla's New Products group is hiring a senior individual contributor to experiment with browser engine internals and prototype new features.
What you would do
- Design and build experiments in engine subsystems such as DOM, layout, accessibility, JS runtime and networking
- Prototype features that let programs interact reliably with web pages
- Create repeatable benchmarks and profile overhead
- Document experiments, including unsuccessful ones
- Use AI tools while verifying their output through testing and measurement
What they ask for
- Deep experience in at least one browser subsystem
- Strong C++ or Rust
- Comfort working in a very large codebase
- Solid understanding of web platform behavior
- Interest in AI agents and their tooling
- Contributions to Gecko, Servo, Blink or WebKit a plus
About this job
- Job
- Senior Staff Software Engineer
- Category
- Software engineer
- Company
- Mozilla
- Location
- Remote (Canada)
- Work type
- Full time
- Posted
- on Hacker News, 2 November 2026
- How to apply
- By email to the recruiter, with your CV
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