Senior Staff Software Engineer, Browser

About the role

Join a small group investigating fresh uses of browser technology. The role blends deep systems work with fast experimentation and cross-discipline teamwork.

What you will do

• Create and test experiments inside browser engine subsystems, studying how data structures and execution affect speed, accuracy and develope
• Assess approaches for representing and exposing browser state, weighing information loss, complexity and compatibility with dynamic web cont
• Build prototypes enabling dependable programmatic interaction with web pages, examining how layout, navigation, document structure and event
• Instrument browser behaviour, measure changes against repeatable tasks, isolate each change's effect and document failed experiments as clea
• Profile overhead from new capabilities and pursue improvements where measurements show room

What they look for

• Hands-on experience building or substantially reworking browser internals
• Understanding of the tradeoffs embedded in browser engine systems
• Comfort applying engine knowledge to unfamiliar problems
• Ability to turn difficult systems questions into working experiments