Mozilla VPN - Student Worker at Mozilla

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The Position

Mozilla is looking for a VPN Engineering Student Worker to join our teams to help us protect people as they experience the Internet. This position is only open to people currently enrolled in an academic institution whether that be a trade school, a university, or community college.

Most of us were students at one point, so we understand the pressures of day to day course load, as such, we are committed to providing you flexible working hours and competitive compensation depending on the number of hours you're able to work with us.

The Company

A lot of companies say they’re “mission-driven.” Our unique corporate structure guarantees that every decision we make upholds our mission: to make sure the internet stays available, safe, and welcoming to everyone. Beholden to neither shareholders nor investors, Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the not-for-profit Mozilla Foundation.

Along with 20,000+ volunteer contributors and collaborators worldwide, Mozilla Corporation’s staff designs, builds, and distributes software that allows people to enjoy the internet on their terms. Our flagship product — the Firefox browser — has expanded into a family of products that protect users and alerts them of risks.

Motivation for the role

Are you passionate about Mozilla and building a safer, more accessible Internet for all? Are you interested in shipping cross-platform software quickly to a global base? Do you want your contributions to have a positive impact on the world? Do you want to protect peoples’ personal data on the Internet? Then we are looking for you!

Your Professional Profile

You have experience building user interfaces for the web or for apps

You have experience with programming in C/C++ and JavaScript

You speak English fluently and have experience communicating across time zones

You enjoy conducting software engineering work in the open

Bonus: You have experience building cross-platform applications with Qt/QML 

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 opportunities 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 recruiting@mozilla.com to request an 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.

Req ID: R2078