Contract Software Engineer - DOM Core Firefox/Gecko

Mozilla

RemoteCan work from: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Posted 58 minutes ago

Sourced from the employer's careers board. Last checked 58 minutes ago.

Employer's location requirements: Remote France; Remote Germany; Remote UK; Remote Canada

The role

You will help the Firefox DOM Core team improve the health of the Session History area. You will write tests to improve the coverage; you will fix tests and/or problems to improve the Gecko correctness.

Responsibilities

Write Web-Platform tests to improve the coverage, and Gecko mochitests as needed
Fix the problems and pass the tests to improve the Gecko correctness
Work through code review with the relevant Gecko module owners and iterate to landing

Definition of done

Improved Session History test coverage and code correctness in Gecko, measured by passed test cases, allowing the team’s senior engineers to focus on security, performance and strategic projects.

Required qualifications

Substantial experience in a browser-engine codebase or in automating for a browser-engine, ideally Firefox/Gecko.
Solid Javascript and applying that language skill to write automated tests.
Proficiency in and experience developing software in C++.
Strong debugging skills in a mature larget codebase.
Comfort working in the open: public bugs, code review, and upstream landing.

Preferred