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The Firefox Application Security Team sits at the center of Firefox, collaborating with the whole organization through fundamental security projects that range from architecture hardening, and security research to web security. Our team applies foundational platform improvements as well as automation to scale our work such that it serves all of Firefox and hundreds of millions users worldwide.
Job Responsibility
Learn how our team secures the web and help improve the browsing experience for everyone on the web
Get support from your manager and your assigned mentor
Learn and partake in regular team processes that help secure a mature product
Help investigate security issues with guidance and write test cases using HTML and JavaScript
Improve existing team processes using Python or expand web security features in Firefox using C++
Get the chance to learn how to work with the wider open source community
Optionally, propose and drive your own projects
Requirements
You are enrolled in a university in Germany and are willing to occasionally visit our office in Berlin a few times per year
You do not need prior security experience, but you should bring either web development, Python, or systems programming experience, and enjoy careful technical investigation
You are comfortable communicating in English in writing and during meetings
Nice to have
Participation in student tech communities or experience in documentation, teaching, or mentoring
Experience with C/C++ and familiarity with the concept of memory safety
Contributions to open source projects or other group projects
Understanding of web security concepts
What we offer
Flexible working hours
Competitive compensation depending on the number of hours
Flexible work environment (majority of Mozillians work remotely)
Industry-leading paid parental leave (up to 26 weeks of fully paid leave for childbearing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-childbearing parents)
Reimbursement for professional development (up to $3,000/year)
A work setup including the latest hardware and software of your choice