Senior Backend Engineer, Ecosystems @Mozilla

Overview

The role is for a Senior Backend Engineer on the Ecosystem Services Team at Mozilla, focusing on building and maintaining backend systems and cloud infrastructure for various Mozilla products.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead backend development, building and maintaining server-side logic.
• Take ownership of services, ensuring they are deployed, operated, and healthy in production.
• Work with the CloudEng Team to maintain and improve production environments.
• Participate in on-call rotations, resolving production issues, and addressing bug reports.
• Rotate into a support role for releases, dependency updates, and work requests.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools for efficiency and quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure backend systems and APIs meet their needs.
• Participate in code reviews and security/privacy reviews.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software development with a focus on backend technologies.
• Professional experience with Python, TypeScript/Node.js, or Rust for backend services development.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL and SQL query optimization.
• DevOps experience on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with Docker-based pipelines.
• Experience with observability tools like Sentry and Grafana.
• Strong engineering judgment and ownership mindset.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus plans.
• Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous retirement contributions with immediate vesting.
• Company-wide wellness days.
• Country-specific holidays plus a birthday day off.
• Home office stipend and annual professional development budget.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee referral bonus program.

Location

Remote, Canada

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the provided application link.

Deadline

No deadline specified.