Front End Engineering Manager, Firefox Desktop

Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

About this team and role:

The Firefox team is a community of engineers who care deeply about delivering the fastest, friendliest, most usable browser possible. We are responsible for making the things you see in the browser work securely, quickly, and well! Working in the open is the norm, and we contribute to the code driving the Firefox browser on a number of desktop platforms - Windows, Linux, and macOS. Our focus is on implementing and fixing things in Firefox as well as helping other teams make it excellent for our users.

A Frontend Engineering Manager directs a team of geographically distributed engineers to constantly drive improvements to Firefox Desktop experience through innovations and enhancements to the browser user interface in Firefox. We need a leader who is dedicated to building exceptional teams, creating innovative solutions, delivering quality software, and influencing how the world uses the internet.

Feel good about your work again! Pursue your future while working to protect the future of the internet for everyone, everywhere.

What you’ll do:

Drive initiatives to deliver value to our users ensuring the software your team delivers is high quality, highly available, monitored, and maintainable.

Help the team navigate trade-offs and drive alignment in a fast-paced field; balancing quick delivery with thoughtful, long-term approaches across a portfolio of user experiences in the browser.

Communicate your team’s goals, the scope and risks of your projects, and own the delivery of initiatives on clear timelines.

Identify, build and iterate on engineering processes that support a high performing team.

Engage regularly 1-1 with your team to discuss both technical work and professional development; provide direct and honest feedback about their individual performances

Ensure developers are properly supported and empowered throughout the developer lifecycle.

Create an inclusive environment which engages and challenges your team members.

Work collaboratively with many teams including Product, UX, QA, Operations, and Data Science.

What you’ll bring:

4+ years leading engineers in a software development environment and working across multiple distributed teams.

Software engineering background that empowers you to drive technical decisions within the team and engage with engineers at all levels of seniority to triage, prioritize and implement.

Experience leading multiple concurrent projects.

Previous experience working on frontend platform initiatives e.g. design systems and frontend architectural improvements.

Track record of delivering front-end experiences to user-facing products

Hands-on experience with web technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS).

Proven track record successfully leading and shipping sophisticated user facing experiences on time, using data to inform timelines. .