Sr. Staff Engineer, Browser Technology

About the role

Please note, this team is hiring across all levels and candidates are individually assessed and appropriately leveled based upon their skills and experience.

The Browser Technology Team (BTG) develops cutting-edge technology to make users more productive through an enhanced, more secure web browser experience.

What’s in it for you

As a member of the Browser Technology team you will work cross-functionally to build and scale the next secure web browser experience for users. You will be solving challenging problems in distributed systems at large scale: performance and scalability, high availability, monitoring, visibility and analytics. You will also be exposed to advanced Web technologies, such as Chromium, and highly distributed network features.

What you will be doing

• Building software to provide a scalable framework supporting enablement and rapid deployment of distributed applications and services in a microservice architecture.
• Working with product managers to define the product, working with architects for high-level and detailed architecture design, and coordinating with other teams to complete the solution.
• Ensuring product resiliency and sustainability.
• Coaching, mentoring and encouraging the growth and career progression of team members.
• Establishing best practices and code hygiene in software development.

Required skills and experience

• Minimum 8+ years of work experience
• Architectural experience with building frameworks for rapid deployment and expansion
• Strong design skills and system design experience in a linux environment
• Experience in multi-threaded, multi-component complex systems
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Good understanding of distributed systems and networking technologies.
• Strong Programming knowledge of one of the following: C/ C++, Java, Go, Python
• Ability to suggest coding best practices and bring in effective code review feedback.
• Flexible in coordinating with global teams and encouraging round-the-clock efficiency.
• Ability to coach, mentor and encourage growth and career progress of team members.

Additional Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Communicate in an open, transparent and consistent manner with team and co-workers.
• Determined and ever ready to roll up sleeves to respond to the needs of customers proactively and promptly.
• Achievement oriented and willing to take responsibility for their own actions.
• Believe in innovation and out-of-the box thinking to foster originality of ideas
• Experience in Kubernetes and building software using CNCF components and hand-on experience with CI-CD tools managing deployment at cloud scale(preferred).
• Past experience working with international teams from different countries/cultures is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with browser technology, Chromium is a big plus.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree preferred

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