Senior Software Engineer (Enterprise)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Enterprise): Improving and maintaining Firefox support for large Enterprise deployments with an accent on OS integration, updates, and installations. Focus on integrating Firefox with different operating systems, developing administration and monitoring tools, and improving the ease of use and security of Firefox.

Company

hirify.global is a non-profit-backed technology company that created Firefox and focuses on building an internet accessible to all.

What you will do

• Develop, innovate, and ship improved OS integration for Firefox.
• Enhance the ease of use and security of Firefox in large deployments by developing better administration and monitoring tools.
• Assess work priorities and provide insightful recommendations for the team and product roadmap.
• Collaborate with expert software engineers to deepen your understanding of Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
• Improve Firefox quality by identifying and fixing software defects.
• Collaborate with a geographically-distributed development team.

Requirements

• Experience with systems programming on a major desktop platform (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
• Solid understanding of C/C++ and some knowledge of Rust.
• Solid understanding of JavaScript and typical interactions with the backend (services, REST).
• Excellent communication skills and experience participating effectively on a distributed team.
• Pragmatic approach to moving things forward in specific timeframes, including trade-offs and safeguards when implementing new functionality.
• Experience working collaboratively with product managers, project managers, and/or other non-engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Professional programming experience in Rust.
• Experience developing cross-platform desktop applications, particularly involving low-level systems programming such as Cocoa APIs on macOS or GTK on Linux.
• Previous successful contributions to an open-source project.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans.
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting.
• Quarterly all-company wellness days.
• Country-specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday.
• Annual professional development budget and quarterly well-being stipend.