Senior Software Engineer, Accessibility

Responsibilities

• Improve the architecture, stability, correctness and performance of the core Gecko accessibility engine
• Debug and fix problems in multi-process, multi-threaded codebase
• Debug OS specific issues
• Collaborate with design and front-end teams to identify, assess, and remediate accessibility issues
• Influence web standards that provide or improve access to new web technology
• Work in the open as part of the Mozilla open source project
• Implement new web features to enable new kinds of applications and content types

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field
• Demonstrated proficiency with C++
• Knowledge of web accessibility and ARIA
• Knowledge of Javascript, the web, and web applications
• Experience working on cross-platform native applications
• Experience writing and debugging multi-process, multi-threaded code
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to learn a large and complex multi-language code base
• Ability to effectively participate as part of a geographically-distributed open development team
• A passion to empower and improve the web for people with a diverse range of abilities

Benefits

• Generous performance-based bonus plans
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting
• Quarterly all-company wellness days
• One-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave

About the Company

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser.