Mobile Engineering Manager

Company: Mozilla
Location: Austin
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

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 all over the world, Mozilla Corporation's staff designs, builds, and distributes software that allows people to enjoy the internet on their own terms. Our flagship product - the Firefox browser - has expanded into a family of products that protects users and alerts them of risks.

One of our four commitments is to build "...an internet that includes all the people of the earth - where a person's demographic characteristics do not determine their online access, opportunities, or quality of experience."

Mozilla seeks to build a work environment that values and makes space for our employees, partners, and the broader community to bring their vast experiences to our mission - to improve the internet. Being inclusive and transparent for the betterment of humankind is at the core of our values.

The Opportunity

A healthy and inclusive internet starts with the tools used to access and discover the Web. On Firefox Mobile, we start by developing applications that give people a choice in their mobile browser to experience the Web in an open, safe and healthy environment. Promoting transparency, innovation, inclusion and opportunity from every angle for mobile is at our core.

We're looking for a leader that is passionate about building awesome teams, finding innovative solutions to exciting problems, shipping quality mobile applications and wanting to make an impact with how the world uses the Internet.

Feel good about your work again! Pursue your future while working to protect the future of the internet for everyone, everywhere.

What You'll Get To Do

• 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 own the delivery of initiatives on clear timelines.
• Ensure the software your team delivers is on time, high quality, measurable, and maintainable.
• Anticipate the right mix of capabilities required for your team to be successful, and recruit and hire new people as needed.
• Be rewarded with growth and leadership opportunities for strong performance.
• 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 Product, UX, QA, Operations, and Data Analysis.
• Empowered decision making with analytics and data.
  What You Bring
  
  Minimum Qualifications
  
  • Proven skills in leading and mentoring a team of diverse sets of engineers.
  • Software engineering background that enables you to drive technical decisions within the team and engage with engineers at all levels of seniority.
  • Experience successfully leading and shipping sophisticated software projects on time in a loosely structured environment.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with others, regardless of their rank or role.
  • Desire to grow and learn as a manager, grow and develop others, and get results through others
  • Passion to resolve problems, manage risk, lead change, and facilitate collaborative decision-making.
  • Proficiency with software development practices for triage, prioritization, and execution.
  • Leader who will hire, coach, empower, develop, and delegate to a geographically distributed team members with different skills from their own.
    Bonus points for
    
    We value a variety of voices. You don't need to check every box on this list to apply.
    
    • Experience leading multiple teams and/or driving multiple large scale concurrent projects.
    • Solid understanding of mobile application development.
    • Product management experience.
    • 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 crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com 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.
      
      Group: C
      
      Req ID: R1847
      

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