Contract Staff Software Engineer-Bug Burndown
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Can I apply?
- Remote from DE, Canada, FR, GB
- Work permit not stated
From the posting
- workplace
ATS workplace type: remote
- remote eligible countries
ATS location: Remote Germany; Remote Canada; Remote Denmark; Remote France; Remote UK
- locations
ATS location: Remote Germany; Remote Canada; Remote Denmark; Remote France; Remote UK
Job description
You will help reduce Firefox’s WebCompat bug backlog by finishing or verifying the diagnosis of the long tail of site-breakage bugs, and by writing interventions or simple fixes (often with AI assistance). You turn a large queue of reported breakages into diagnosed, actionable, or fixed bugs.
Responsibilities
- Finish diagnosing, or verify the diagnosis of, long-tail WebCompat bugs.
- Write WebCompat interventions where appropriate.
- Write simple fixes (AI-assisted) and land them.
- Reproduce and triage incoming site-breakage reports.
Required qualifications
- Solid web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and comfort debugging real-world site breakage.
- Fluent with browser devtools and cross-browser diagnosis.
- Comfortable using AI tooling to speed up diagnosis and fixes.
Preferred
- Gecko knowledge is a strong plus (but can be taught).
- Prior WebCompat or web-standards experience.
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