Director of Engineering, Mobile & Pocket

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, and Pocket, a service for keeping up with the best content online. 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.

The Opportunity

The Director of Engineering leads a critical set of teams within the Firefox Mobile organization. These teams cover the Firefox and Focus products on iOS, Android & Pocket. We’re looking for an experienced leader that is passionate about building exciting teams, finding innovative solutions to complex problems, shipping quality software and wanting to make an impact with how the world uses the Internet. You’ll lead a set of world class teams, working on a product that is used by millions worldwide.

What You'll Get To Do

• Define and own the execution for the longer term strategy for your teams.
• Create an inclusive environment which engages and challenges your team members, and exposes them to new opportunities.
• Communicate your team’s goals, the scope and risks of your projects, and drive the delivery of initiatives on clear timelines.
• Mentor and provide regular feedback to employees regarding system architecture, solution design, code quality, test development, career development, employee performance, community building, communication style, and work-life balance.
• Work collaboratively with many teams including Data Science, UX, Marketing, and Product.
• Manage relationships with external partners

What You Bring

• 12+ years of professional experience within the software engineering industry building products for a broad and diverse user base using Java, Kotlin, and Swift
• 5+ years of management experience, with experience managing managers, and working across multiple distributed teams.
• Comfortable driving multiple large scale concurrent projects, and able to focus your efforts to drive towards maximal impact.
• Proven team leadership skills leading and mentoring teams of diverse managers and engineers.
• Desire to grow and learn as a leader, grow and develop others, and get results through others rather than personal technical proficiency.
• Passion to resolve problems, manage risk, lead change, and facilitate collaborative decision-making.
• Able to hire, mentor, empower, develop, and delegate to geographically distributed team members with different skills from your own.

Bonus points for….

• Excellent communication skills, both in written and presentation form. You have the ability to quickly distill sophisticated topics into concepts that are tailored for your target audience.
• You are a lifelong learner, and continue to refine and improve your skills when you see an opportunity to do so.
• Solid understanding of at least one of the following programming languages: JavaScript, C++, Kotlin, or Swift.
• Experience with the browser extensions architecture or ecosystem.
• Experience working in open source environments.

About Mozilla 

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

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Req ID: R2464

US Tier 1 Locations

$240,000—$354,000 USD

US Tier 2 Locations

$222,000—$326,000 USD

US Tier 3 Locations

$205,000—$301,000 USD