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Contract Staff Software Engineer-Bug Burndown

Mozilla

Skills

Required

  • AI
  • web development
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • debugging real-world site breakage
  • browser devtools
  • cross-browser diagnosis

Preferred

  • WebCompat / web-standards
  • Gecko
  • Write WebCompat interventions

Responsibilities

  • You will help reduce Firefox’s WebCompat bug backlog by finishing or verifying the diagnosis of the long tail of site-breakage bugs, and by writing interventions or simple fixes (often with AI assistance). You turn a large queue of reported breakages into diagnosed, actionable, or fixed bugs.
  • Finish diagnosing, or verify the diagnosis of, long-tail WebCompat bugs.
  • Write WebCompat interventions where appropriate.
  • Write simple fixes (AI-assisted) and land them.
  • Reproduce and triage incoming site-breakage reports.

Requirements

  • Solid web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and comfort debugging real-world site breakage.
  • Fluent with browser devtools and cross-browser diagnosis.
  • Comfortable using AI tooling to speed up diagnosis and fixes.

Preferred

  • Gecko knowledge is a strong plus (but can be taught).
  • Prior WebCompat or web-standards experience.