This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Integrate privacy-enhancing, anti-tracking, and threat intelligence measures into the Firefox web browser to reduce user tracking and combat phishing.

• Implement architectural enhancements in Gecko, the underlying engine of Firefox.

• Develop efficient, low-latency, and maintainable code in C++, JavaScript, and Rust.

• Collaborate as part of a distributed team across different time zones, primarily in Europe and the US-East.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a relevant field; or equivalent practical experience.

• A minimum of 4 years of experience programming in C++ and Rust, with a strong emphasis on memory safety, multi-threaded architecture, or raw data stream processing.

• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt, deliver, and enhance complex software projects.

• Proven history of independently defining and completing complex features within tight deadlines.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate progress and decisions effectively.

• Bonus: Experience in the browser domain (Gecko, Chromium, WebKit) or web engine runtime abstractions.

• Bonus: Experience or keen interest in designing or utilizing ML pipelines to streamline internal developer processes.

• Bonus: Comprehensive understanding of web architecture, privacy/security models of the web, and client-side data structures.

• Bonus: Familiarity with basic statistical modeling.

• Bonus: Proficiency in Python and SQL.