Senior Software Engineer Job Ottawa area,Ontario Canada,Software Development

And delivering critical functionality to Firefox and millions of users worldwide
Our portfolio spans a diverse set of platforms and services. Representative examples include Privacy Services, which provides the APIs and infrastructure behind Mozilla VPN, Relay (email and phone aliasing), and Monitor (data breach detection and remediation);
Auto Push, Mozilla’s Web Push platform for securely delivering notifications and real-time updates to Firefox clients; and Remote Settings, Mozilla’s platform for delivering configuration updates to Firefox outside the regular release cycle. Together with many other backend platforms across the organization, these services help deliver secure, reliable experiences to Mozilla users every day
Our teams own services end-to-end from designing and building distributed systems, to operating them in production, improving reliability, and evolving the cloud infrastructure they run on. We work closely with product, frontend engineering, Cloud Engineering, UX, and design partners to build resilient systems that make the web better for everyone
We’re hiring backend engineers across multiple Ecosystem Services teams, each tackling different technical challenges while sharing a culture of ownership, collaboration, and operational excellence. More details about the specific teams and domains will be shared during the interview process
Lead backend development, building and maintaining server-side logic
Take real ownership of the services you work on: deploy them, operate them, and keep them healthy in production rather than handing them off
Work closely with our Cloud Eng Team to maintain and improve production environments, including monitoring and alerting with tools such as Open Telemetry, Sentry, Prometheus, and Grafana
Participate in an on-call / off-hours support rotation, triaging and resolving production issues, partnering with Cloud Eng and support teams to investigate incidents, address bug reports, and keep the application running reliably
Periodically rotate into a support role, handling releases, dependency updates, and incoming work requests from customer support and other stakeholders
Thoughtfully apply AI-assisted development tools to move faster and raise quality, while maintaining good judgment about where they fit and where they don’t
Partner with and support stakeholders (e.g. front-end, platform), ensuring backend systems, APIs, and data contracts meet their needs
Partner with frontend and cross-functional teams to align on project goals, contribute to API design, and ensure backend systems, APIs, and data contracts meet their needs
Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality and system reliability
Participate in security and privacy reviews, ensuring all data protection measures meet compliance standards

Benefits

Health and wellness:
Mozilla covers medical, dental and vision plan premiums at 100% for U.S. and Canadian employees. Our offerings give you the options you need to manage your health — and your family’s — the way you want.
Mental health:
Mental health is as important as our physical health. That’s why Mozilla’s health benefits include therapy and coaching sessions to make sure our people have access to the care they need.
Time away:
With all of life’s demands, time away from work to disconnect and recharge is essential. In addition to country-specific holidays (12 in the U.S. and Canada), vacation and sick time start accruing right away (specifics vary by country). Everyone also takes a pause together on quarterly all-company wellness days, plus you get to celebrate the most personal holiday of all: your birthday.
Parental leave:
While Mozilla’s parental leave policies vary globally, our U.S. and Canadian-based employees can look forward to 26 weeks of paid leave for childbearing parents and 12 weeks of paid leave for non-childbearing parents.
Financial:
Mozilla is a private company, so our compensation isn’t tied to stock options or equity plans. Instead, we offer generous, performance-based bonus plans to all regular employees to underscore that we share in our success as one team. As for retirement savings for US and…