About the OS Integration team:The OS Integration team ensures Firefox works well with the host operating system and environment. We're a distributed team with expertise in Windows, macOS, and Linux-based operating systems. Our responsibilities include developing fixes and improvements for Firefox related to Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. This might include integration with a new OS feature or fixing an OS-specific user interface bug. Other responsibilities include native crash reporting, OS abstraction layers, sandboxing, hardening, updater, and enterprise DLP support.
About the role:As a member of the OS Integration team, you'll develop fixes, improvements, and new features for Firefox. In many cases work may be cross-platform or have a cross-platform component. This role will include maintenance and development of the installer and updater of Firefox. You'll contribute to the team through code review and discussion.
What you'll do: - Improve the quality of Firefox and other Mozilla products by debugging and fixing software defects, improving the browsing experience for hundreds of millions of users.
- Contribute to new features and improvements.
- Break down tasks and work with others to deliver solutions.
- Collaborate with experienced software engineers.
- Perform code reviews and provide technical direction.
- Work with a geographically-distributed development team.
- Interact with teams throughout the organization.
What you'll bring: - 5+ years of overall software engineering experience
- Strong knowledge of C and C++
- Experience with desktop application development on Windows, macOS, or Linux with C++.
- Knowledge of web technologies such as Javascript and HTML.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices and memory safety concerns.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
- Willingness to work effectively in a distributed team environment.
- Commitment to our values:
- Play to win
- Build for People first
- Engage Evidence over Ego
- Decide and Deliver
- Ship, learn and repeat
Bonus Points for experience with:- Installer and/or Updater development on any OS
- Windows internals like the BITS server or MSIX packages
- Open-source contributions or personal engineering projects
What you'll get:- Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
- Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
- Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
- Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
- One-time home office stipend
- Annual professional development budget
- Considerable paid parental leave
- Employee referral bonus program
- Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)
Hiring Ranges:Canada Tier 1 Locations
$104,000-$139,000 CAD
Canada Tier 2 Locations
$95,000-$126,000 CAD
