[Hiring] Privacy Student Worker @Mozilla

Role Description

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?

• 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
• Mitigating tracking, security or privacy issues (Bug 791594)
• Collaborating with and learning from senior engineers to deliver more complex projects

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• Actively contributed to the Mozilla mission and the codebase (Codetribute)
• Experience advancing or collaborating on open-source initiatives
• Proficiency with SQL

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Competitive compensation depending on the number of hours
• Participation in an open, remote-first culture including various social activities

Company Description

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.