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Contract Software Engineer - DOM Core Firefox/Gecko

Software Engineer • Remote • Full-time • Germany France, Germany

You will help the Firefox DOM Core team improve the health of the Session History area by writing tests to increase coverage and fixing problems to improve Gecko correctness.

Responsibilities

  • ▹Write Web-Platform tests and Gecko mochitests as needed to improve coverage
  • ▹Fix problems and pass the tests to improve Gecko correctness
  • ▹Work through code review with Gecko module owners and iterate to landing

Requirements

  • ▹Substantial experience in a browser-engine codebase or in automating for a browser engine, ideally Firefox/Gecko
  • ▹Solid JavaScript, applied to writing automated tests
  • ▹Proficiency in and experience developing software in C++
  • ▹Strong debugging skills in a mature large codebase
  • ▹Comfort working in the open: public bugs, code review and upstream landing

Nice to have

  • ▹Prior contributions to Gecko or another major browser engine
  • ▹Familiarity with web standards and Web Platform Tests

Soft skills

Comfort working in the open

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