c/c++ developer for hardened Chromium

Vanadium is a hardened Chromium browser used as the default browser and WebView in GrapheneOS.

• Improve Vanadium and port it to new Android versions
• Rebase the patch set onto new Chromium releases and keep it maintainable
• Prioritize Chromium security updates so fixes reach users quickly
• Build privacy and security features, including site settings for attack-surface reduction and content filtering
• Fix website compatibility issues
• Improve build infrastructure and automate repetitive update work
• Triage bugs and feature requests, and review contributions
• Ship finished features and fixes ready for review

• Experience developing Chromium or a Chromium-based browser, preferably on Android
• Experience with GN, depot_tools, and Chromium’s build system
• Experience with Java, C++, Kotlin, Python, and Bash, in that order of frequency
• Ability to self-direct and deliver work ready for review
• Candidates with only frontend, browser extension, or in-app WebView integration experience, without browser development experience, are not a fit
• Candidates who have spent approximately the last five years at Russian state or state-affiliated companies are not a fit
• English proficiency at least B1
• Будет плюсом: Android WebView internals, AOSP, maintaining a downstream patch set on a fast upstream, Chromium sandbox, site isolation, V8, exploit mitigations, anti-fingerprinting, open-source contributions

• Payment in cryptocurrency
• Independent contractor engagement
• Part-time is possible; full-time is preferred
• At least 80 hours per month, flexible schedule, asynchronous work