Description
Why Mozilla? Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company behind pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser, and Pocket, the content discovery platform. More than 270 million people around the world use its products each month. Along with 20,000+ volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozilla Corporation’s staff are driven by our vision to be the trusted guide through a joyful internet. We design, build and distribute software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. Motivation: - Are you passionate about Firefox and the open Web? - Do you want your contributions to have a positive impact on the world? - Do you want the Web to be more secure by bringing state of the art web privacy features to everyone? Your Professional Profile - Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field focusing on security, privacy, or software development - Strong communication skills and proficiency in English - Enthusiasm for conducting software engineering work in the open - Basic knowledge of core web technologies and how browsers work at a high level - An understanding of, and passion for, privacy and security on the web - Experience with programming in C/C++ or JavaScript - Drive for learning and delivering fundamental work across the entire stack Examples of projects and responsibilities - Automating, triaging, diagnosing and fixing web compatibility issues caused by Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection - Owning, delivering, prototyping or improving smaller-scale privacy-improving projects such as Copy Clean Link - Working to improve Protections UI, Site Identity, Site Permissions and Certificate Errors surfaces across Firefox - Consolidating and improving telemetry dashboards - <span style="font-weight:
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