Contract Staff Software Engineer-Bug Burndown
- Experience
- Experience not stated
- Salary
- Salary not stated
- Who can apply
- Restricted: GermanySource wording: “Germany”
- Published
- Published 21 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago
- Work authorization
- Not stated — confirm with employer
- Residency
- Not stated
- Sponsorship
- Not stated
- Time-zone requirements
- Not stated
- First seen here
- 24 Oct 2026
- Source
- Jobicy · Imported · Confirm current details with the original source
- Source listing ID
- 156172
- Original listing
- https://jobicy.com/jobs/156172-contract-staff-software-engineer-bug-burndown
- Last imported
- 25 Oct 2026
About the role
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.
Skills
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