Senior Front End Engineer, Gen AI Full-time

Why Mozilla?

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, and Pocket, a service for keeping up with the best content online. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders – only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

About this team and role:

The Firefox team is a community of engineers who care deeply about delivering the fastest, friendliest, most usable browser possible. We are responsible for making the things you see in the browser work securely, quickly, and well!

Our team is geographically-distributed, and working in the open is the norm. We contribute to the code driving the Firefox browser on a number of desktop platforms – Windows, Linux, and macOS. Our focus is on implementing and fixing things in Firefox as well as helping other teams make it excellent for our users.

We are looking for a Senior Front-end Engineer to help us develop and grow new Generative AI driven products in Firefox. You will play a key role in enabling safe and healthy machine learning and Generative AI integrations in Firefox.

What you’ll do:

• Write code and tests, build prototypes, tackle problems with no clear solution, collaborate with other designers and engineers to make the web a better place.
• Learn about a wide variety of problems and solutions across a large, mature codebase.
• Help educate engineers on other teams through code reviews, giving talks, and/or writing documentation.
• Work with driven, committed team members to bring the open web to people around the world.

What you’ll bring:

Minimum Qualifications

• You’re comfortable reading and writing JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• You have the ability to easily switch contexts and work on several projects at the same time.
• You have an interest in and ability to work with a distributed team (which requires good asynchronous written communication skills as well as good verbal communication skills).
• You are happy to provide and receive constructive feedback; when you see something that can be improved, you act on it.
• You can build consensus on complex issues, through your empathy, internal credibility and visibility.
• You know how to approach an existing codebase and improve its architecture through small, planned interventions.
• You have a keen interest in Generative AI and bringing value of this tool to users in a privacy preserving and secure way.

Bonus Points

• Experience with large language models providers and APIs, prompt engineering and A/B testing experimentation.
• Unafraid of asking questions, and proposing new ideas if you think they will make a positive impact.
• A love of helping your colleagues grow and get better at what they do.

We value a variety of voices within our team and at Mozilla. You don’t need to check every box on this list to apply.

What you’ll get:

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees – we share in our success as one team
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
• One-time home office stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• Quarterly well-being stipend
• Considerable paid parental leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. – varies by country)

About Mozilla

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

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 hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com 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.

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Req ID: R2595

Hiring Ranges:

Canada Tier 1 Locations

$104,000-$151,000 CAD

Canada Tier 2 Locations

$94,000-$137,000 CAD