Sr. Software Engineer Privacy
Listed on 2026-06-04
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Senior Developer
Summary
We are hiring a member of the Brave browser privacy engineering team to work on browser privacy, security and website compatibility. As a senior software engineer working on the privacy team, your responsibilities will include:
Prototyping and implementing privacy‑enhancing features in C++ for Brave browser (based on Chromium). Reverse‑engineering and debugging parts of the Web (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) that interact badly with Brave’s cutting‑edge privacy protections (example: digging into website functionality that breaks because of Brave’s anti‑fingerprinting mitigations). Developing both categorical improvements and fixing individual websites when it comes to privacy and website compatibility for Brave browser.
Requiredqualifications
Expert in C++ and JavaScript. At least 5 years of experience is preferred. Happy debugging and reverse engineering complex JavaScript. Very comfortable working and communicating async with a geographically‑distributed software development team. Familiarity with Web technologies and the Web security model. Be comfortable diving into an extremely large, unfamiliar and complex codebase. Proficiency working with Git and comfortable working on Git Hub.
Preferredqualifications
Experience contributing to large open source codebases and/or participating in open source communities (almost all of our work at Brave is done in the open on Git Hub). Contributions to other Web browsers. Familiarity with Chromium's architecture. Familiarity with the ad blocking ecosystem. Experience auditing C++ code for security issues. Ability to write clear technical documentation and less technical writing for blog posts or public communication.
Be excited about privacy, anonymity, and censorship resistance!
Industry‑leader in privacy, with an award‑winning privacy engineering team that’s innovating everyday to keep people safer online and beat Big Tech. Highly competitive salaries & benefits, and generous home‑office stipends. Fully remote team (no office, no commute) with a low‑meeting culture. Welcoming, humble, ridiculously smart teammates, and a truly flat org structure. Opportunity to get in early at a hyper‑growth company, and revolutionize the web.
Oh, and did we mention Brendan Eich, our CEO & co‑founder, invented JavaScript?
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