Join Mozilla as a Contract Staff Software Engineer (Bug Burndown) and help reduce Firefox's WebCompat bug backlog. You will diagnose and verify long-tail site-breakage bugs, write interventions and simple fixes, and reproduce and triage incoming site-breakage reports. Enjoy a range of benefits including health and wellness coverage, mental health support, generous time off, parental leave, financial incentives, learning and development opportunities, and more.
Diagnosing and verifying the diagnosis of long-tail WebCompat bugs, and writing interventions or simple fixes.
Reproducing and triaging incoming site-breakage reports, and turning a large queue of reported breakages into diagnosed, actionable, or fixed bugs.
Collaborating with AI tooling to speed up diagnosis and fixes, and utilizing solid web development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to address issues.
Requirements
Comfortable using AI tooling to speed up diagnosis and fixes
Solid web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and comfort debugging real-world site breakage
Fluent with browser devtools and cross-browser diagnosis
Preferred
Gecko knowledge is a strong plus (but can be taught)
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