Staff NSS Cryptography Engineer

Company: Mozilla
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Why Mozilla Engineering? Learn: Code review at Mozilla includes pushing to passionate contributors around the world. Building Firefox and its family of products requires knowledge up and down the stack, and extremely high standards for security and optimization. Beyond the browser, were developing AR/VR, IoT, and voice recognition products that respect and protect privacy. Grow: Were dedicated to helping every team member develop. We give engineers trust and responsibility from day one, offer generous stipends for learning opportunities, and provide mentorship, especially around key leadership skills like collaboration and clear, kind communication. Make Your Mark: Were small but mighty, challenging the biggest behemoths on the internet with a staff the size of their marketing departments. That means every engineer can have an outsized impact on products that touch tens of millions of usersultimately influencing how the entire internet works. The Opportunity The Firefox Security Engineering team at Mozilla is looking for recent graduates up to senior level engineers to join us in our mission to build a better Internet. Are you a curious software developer who is passionate about learning and working collaboratively with a worldwide open source community? If so, wed love to speak with you about coming to work at Mozilla where you can use your talents and initiative to help make Firefox the best web browser on desktop and mobile devices! In this role, you will be a core team member working to improve Firefox platform security for the benefit of users and web developers alike. Youll work in the open and have frequent contact with collaborators around the world. Day-to-day tasks will include writing code, tests, and specifications as well as building prototypes, solving problems, analyzing data, and most importantly learning new skills that will enable you to become an even stronger engineer. Do you want to know more? Youll Be Responsible For Maintain and add enhancements to Mozillas Network Security Service (NSS) cryptographic library that powers Firefox (et. al.). Occasionally help in the maintenance of the Personal Security Manager (PSM) module, the layer between NSS and Firefox. Keep up-to-date with emerging cryptographic research, and stay informed and ahead of threats affecting our cryptography. Working with multi-disciplinary teams to implement entirely new features. Analyzing performance problems in the security modules to identify areas that need improvement. Synthesizing bug reports into actionable tasks. Ensuring Firefox aligns with relevant standards and works with real websites. Your Professional Profile If your background is not an exact match but you feel like this position may be a good fit for you, please apply. We value a diverse skill set, but we explicitly don't care about the path you've taken to get here. Knowledge and interest in web security and cryptography. Strong software development in C and C++. Good interpersonal and communication skills. The desire and ability to create excellent documentation. Motivation to learn new tools and techniques for improving existing software. BS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience. Things That Might Set You Apart From Other Applicants Familiarity with one or more of the following areas: Multi-threaded systems Performance analysis and optimization A history of working with distributed teams Experience working with a large codebase We are hiring for a number of roles so specific expertise or experience isnt required. An interest in learning new techniques, tools, and skills with a curiosity to read lots of existing code is critical to success. You will pair with local mentors while collaborating with a distributed team and the worldwide Mozilla community. There will be some travel for working face-to-face with colleagues and career growth through conferences and ongoing learning opportunities will be provided. Youll work hard, but we think youll love every minute of it! About Mozilla Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online. Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the companys core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccomodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose. Group: D

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