Contract Staff Software Engineer-FireFox Layout
Mozilla has an opening for a Contract Staff Software Engineer-FireFox Layout as a remote role open to applicants in Canada. The listing describes it as a contract, staff/principal-level position.
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Mozilla has an opening for a Contract Staff Software Engineer-FireFox Layout as a remote role open to applicants in Canada. The listing describes it as a contract, staff/principal-level position.
The advert mentions JavaScript, Rust, C++ and CAD among the skills and tools for this role.
The employer does not state a salary in this listing; DGJ Insight below shows an official pay benchmark for the place where one exists.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Jobicy on Nov 6, 2026.
- Employer
- Mozilla
- Location
- Remote (Canada)
- Job type
- Contract
- Level (from the title)
- staff/principal-level
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Found
- Nov 6, 2026 on Jobicy
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You will take on the ongoing maintenance and routine engineering work in Firefox’s Layout area (CSS, page layout, APZ, text, images). Working independently at a tech-lead level, you keep the Layout code healthy.
01Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day Layout maintenance: fix bugs and regressions, keep tests green, handle incoming issues.
- Diagnose and fix Layout problems across platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android).
- Carry code review and routine upkeep so the FTE engineers can focus on other mission critical projects. .
- Join planning and standards / web-compat meetings as needed.
02Definition of done
A healthy Layout area, backlog and regressions kept down, with the team’s senior engineers freed to focus on critical Performance and Security issues.
03Required qualifications
- Strong C++ (JavaScript and/or Rust a plus).
- Solid CSS and page-layout knowledge.
- Strong debugging and optimization in a multithreaded codebase.
- Able to work independently and lead technically in a large, mature codebase.
04Preferred
- Prior experience in web browser architecture and development.
- Prior Web standards experience.
- Mobile web development, profiling and debugging skills a plus.
- Proven experience in utilization of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) in the investigation, development, debugging, and/or testing of code is a plus.
05Hiring Ranges
Canada Tier 1 Locations
$185,045-$217,700 CAD
Canada Tier 2 Locations
$131,400-$154,600 CAD
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