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Contract Staff Software Engineer - (Firefox) C++,Storage Encryption

Mozilla· Firefox
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Hybrid (Canada), Hybrid (Germany), Hybrid (UK)contractPosted 6d ago

About the role

Role focused on implementing Storage Encryption Everywhere for Firefox Gecko/Gecko-based storage systems, contributing through all development cycles from implementation to release.

Responsibilities

  • Contributing to delivering Storage Encryption Everywhere in Gecko, including migrating data between schemas, implementing data storage in PBM and integration testing.
  • Write and pass Web Platform Tests, and add Gecko tests as needed.
  • Work through code review with the relevant Gecko module owners and iterate to landing.
  • Surface and help resolve any specification questions the implementation raises.
  • Shepherd the feature through Nightly, Beta, and Release. Fix correctness, performance issues and regressions.

Qualifications

  • Strong C++
  • Substantial experience in a browser-engine codebase, ideally Firefox/Gecko
  • Substantial experience in databases
  • Familiarity with web standards and Web Platform Tests
  • Strong debugging and optimization in a multithreaded codebase
  • Comfort working in the open: public bugs, code review, and upstream landing

Skills

Required:C++browser-engine experienceweb standardsmultithreaded debugging/optimizationupstream landing / public bugs
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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