Contract Staff Software Engineer, WebCompat & Bug Triage
Mozilla has an opening for a Contract Staff Software Engineer, WebCompat & Bug Triage as a remote role open to applicants in Canada. It is listed as a contract, staff/principal-level position.
DGJ summary of this job
Our own short read of this listing, built only from the facts it gives. The employer’s original text follows further down.
Mozilla has an opening for a Contract Staff Software Engineer, WebCompat & Bug Triage as a remote role open to applicants in Canada. It is listed as a contract, staff/principal-level position.
The advert names JavaScript as a skill for this role.
No salary is given in this listing, so check the official pay figures in the DGJ Insight section below where they exist.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Jobicy on Oct 27, 2026.
- Employer
- Mozilla
- Location
- Remote (Canada)
- Job type
- Contract
- Level (from the title)
- staff/principal-level
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Found
- Oct 27, 2026 on Jobicy
- Employer text
- 122 words, about 1 min to read
- Apply only on the official page (jobicy.com). Dev Global Jobs is not the employer and never asks for a fee.
- Mirror the skills the advert names (JavaScript) in your CV where you really have them; applicant tracking systems look for these words.
- The employer’s text is short; open the official page for the full details before you apply.
- Build or check your CV with the free DGJ CV Builder.
DGJ Insight
Our own data about this role and place, from official statistics and our live job index.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
About the role
Full text from the employer, as published on Jobicy, arranged into sections. Nothing added or removed.
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.
01Responsibilities
- 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.
02Required qualifications
- 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.
03Preferred
- Gecko knowledge is a strong plus (but can be taught).
- Prior WebCompat or web-standards experience.
Ask CSI about this job
Answers link to jobs and tools on Dev Global Jobs.
Review Dev Global Jobs
Used this site to find a job? Tell other job seekers what worked and what did not.