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Contract Staff Software Engineer - (Firefox) C++,Storage Encryption

Mozilla

Skills

Required

  • Firefox / Gecko
  • C++
  • Web Platform Tests
  • code review
  • browser-engine codebase
  • databases
  • web standards
  • debugging
  • multithreaded codebase
  • upstream landing

Preferred

  • Storage
  • migrating data between schemas
  • data storage
  • PBM
  • integration testing
  • add Gecko tests

You will help the Firefox DOM LWS team to implement tasks for Storage Encryption everywhere, helping to drive the in-progress project through to completion .

Responsibilities

  • Contributing to delivering Storage Encryption Everywhere in Gecko, which may include tasks such as migrating data between schemas, implementing data storage in PBM and integration testing.
  • Write and pass Web Platform Tests, and add Gecko tests as needed.
  • Work through code review with the relevant Gecko module owners and iterate to landing.
  • Surface and help resolve any specification questions the implementation raises.
  • Shepherd the feature through Nightly, Beta, and Release. Fix correctness, performance issues and regressions.
  • Definition of done
  • Ship Storage Encryption Everywhere to release channel. Fix triaged and prioritized issues.

Requirements

  • Strong C++.
  • Substantial experience in a browser-engine codebase, ideally Firefox/Gecko.
  • Substantial experience in databases.
  • Familiarity with web standards and Web Platform Tests.
  • Strong debugging and optimization in a multithreaded codebase.
  • Comfort working in the open: public bugs, code review, and upstream landing.

Preferred

  • Prior contributions to Gecko or another major browser engine.
  • Familiarity with the relevant standards body and specification process.

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