Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Android

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Mozilla Corporation, backed by a non-profit, is a technology company dedicated to improving the internet. With brands like Firefox, a privacy-focused browser, Mozilla reaches over 225 million users monthly and is shaping the future of technology in areas such as AI, social media, and security, all while adhering to its core mission of creating an internet that benefits people. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 501(c) Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Corporation is mission-driven, not shareholder-driven, and collaborates globally to distribute open-source software.

This role focuses on evolving Firefox for Android, an open-source browser with over 100 million Google Play Store downloads. The Staff Android Engineer will be instrumental in shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, and guiding technical direction for a product that embodies Mozilla's values of openness, innovation, and privacy. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact software and foster a healthier internet.

Requirements

• Many years of experience building complex applications for a broad and diverse user base using Java, Kotlin, and/or C++.
• Experience resolving problems, signaling risk, fostering change, and facilitating collaborative decision-making.
• Passion for building excellent products and a strong sense of ownership from design through bug fixing.
• Proficiency in modern programming practices (code review, unit testing, automation).
• Rust programming experience and knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to lead other developers and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced team environment to deliver well-designed, reusable, and high-quality code on time.
• Proactive in asking questions and proposing new insights for positive impact.
• Desire to work with, learn from, and grow with an outstanding group of people.
• Commitment to Mozilla's values: Welcoming differences, Being real.

Responsibilities

• Design, debug, build, and ship medium to large-scale Android solutions that promote a healthy and inclusive internet.
• Drive engineering decisions and feature development with a clear focus on delivering user value.
• Become a member of a hardworking, diverse, and geographically distributed team responsible for Firefox mobile applications and its ecosystem of open-source Android components.
• Closely collaborate with partners to understand, define, clarify scope, solidify requirements, and drive initiatives.
• Effectively communicate the engineering development perspective and discuss sophisticated topics with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Define and uphold standards for quality through constructive code reviews, bug fixing, testing, and coding practices.
• Work closely with specialist Gecko teams to bring browser functionality to Android.
• Address problems that span all levels, from the Java API layer, to JavaScript, and into the C++ browser engine.
• Provide solutions and feedback to Mozilla's vibrant open-source community to improve Android solutions and support Mozilla's manifesto.