A Staff Software Engineer is the next level from a Senior Software Engineer. At Mozilla this role can vary but typically a Staff Engineer is a domain expert who leads others within a single team to tackle multi-month projects. They sequence deliverables and manage risks in their team's projects, provide feedback on our strategy and goals affecting the team, and turn our strategy into action for their team members. Staff Software Engineers mentor others by stewarding some responsibilities to more junior and senior engineers so they can take on new ones. They collaborate with management on building team consensus and providing direction. Staff Software Engineers identify gaps and opportunities for improvement to enable a culture of inclusion and allyship, at all levels of the organization. About this team and role: We’re growing the Mozilla Ads product team, focused on display advertising in Mozilla products that is privacy-respecting and values-aligned. You will be responsible for designing, building, and owning the core systems, both front-end and back-end, that support advertising in clients (Firefox, MDN, Pocket, Fakespot, etc). You and your team will be the subject matter experts when it comes to advertising, providing guidance and shepherding to various product teams across Mozilla. What you’ll do:
- Design and deliver long term projects that impact multiple teams across Mozilla and that support the Mozila Ads system
- Ensure that the software your team delivers is high quality, measurable, and maintainable.
- Participate in development of industry leading privacy preserving ad technology.
- Mentor others by stewarding some of your responsibilities to more junior engineers
- Work with front-end teams across Mozilla to support, and extend, existing systems to apply innovative ways and technologies in reaching Mozilla’s advertising goals.
- Collaborate with management to provide feedback on our strategy and turn that strategy into concrete actions for the team
- 7+ years of overall software engineering experience.
- Proven ability to successfully lead and ship complex software projects.
- Experience in working on complex backend systems at scale
- Experience in one of the following back-end technologies: Golang, Rust, or Java.
- Expertise in one of the following front-end technologies: Javascript, React, or Node.js
- Ability to take initiative in a loosely structured environment to lead your team to success.
- An interest and ability to work in a distributed team (which requires good asynchronous written communication skills as well as good verbal communication skills).
- Commitment to our values:
- Welcoming differences
- Being relationship-minded
- Practicing responsible participation
- Having grit
Bonus Points for:
- Experience in data privacy
- Experience in digital advertising or advertising platforms
We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.