Sr. C++ Web Engineer
Brave · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $175,000 / year
- United States
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Job highlights
- Build cutting-edge browser AI features.
- Work with web UI, browser internals, AI.
- Implement features using React, C++, etc.
- Collaborate with designers and engineers.
- Join a privacy-focused, hyper-growth company.
About the role
About Brave
Brave is on a mission to protect the human right to privacy online. We’ve built a free web browser that blocks creepy ads and trackers by default, a private search engine with a truly independent index, a private ad network (opt-in!) that directly rewards you for your attention, and a browser-native AI integration focused on keeping private data private. And we’re just getting started. Already 110 million people have switched to Brave for a faster, more private web. Millions more switch every month.The internet is a sea of ads, hackers, and echo chambers. Big Tech makes huge profits off our data, and tells us what’s true and what’s not. Brave is fighting back. Join us!
The Browser AI Team
The Browser AI team are building core browser features, and exploring new ideas about how the personal nature of the browser can help create the best AI experience for research and creative tasks. Brave allows the user to attach tabs, history, bookmarks and files to AI conversations. Brave also allows the user to experiment with AI joining in with its own web browsing. We’re looking for a new team member capable of iterating these ideas and creating beautiful user experiences for these features. UI engineers will often work with other engineers to create the end-to-end features, or develop the skills necessary to implement the entire feature themselves.Brave has an exciting UI engineering culture. We share knowledge and patterns across both teams and disciplines, overlapping closely with designers. We work with internal design systems, multiple UI frameworks, and make effective decisions on these features as a team. This role is at an exciting intersection between web UI, web browser internals, and AI possibilities.
Brave is a start-up, and we have the ability to change plans quickly in response to new information or circumstances. This means that new needs can emerge on short notice, and projects are often re-mixed and adjusted in response to new input. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to influence those choices and other areas of the team. Many engineers in this role at Brave start from a frontend or full-stack background and grow into browser-level C++ feature work over time.
Responsibilities
- Implementing browser-integrated Web UI (e.g. AI conversations, browser settings, new tab page) using Typescript, JavaScript, HTML and CSS with React as well as other frameworks such as Web Components, Svelte and Lit
- Working with our product development team to collaborate on designs and specs and bring them to life on Brave’s desktop and mobile browsers
- Integrating with custom browser APIs using Chromium’s communications frameworks.
- Helping to customize the native UI provided by Chromium to add new product features and modify existing features. These UI elements include toolbars, modals, buttons, and more.
- Delivering code which is well tested with high confidence.
- Working alongside and learn from our experienced Chromium engineers - helping with peer reviews and helping improve our engineering processes.
Required Experience
- Strong skills building complex web apps with state management.
- Deep knowledge of a Javascript UI framework such as React, Svelte, Vue, or native Web Components
- Proven expertise with CSS for building UI.
- Commitment to various UI accessibility and localization techniques
- Understanding of performance impact and how both to measure and make improvements.
- C++ expertise or experience with Chromium is required, and a willingness to learn and the ability to grasp the concepts quickly will be expected.
Preferred Experience
- Proficiency with a class-based object-oriented language, such as Java, C#, PHP, or Objective-C
- Working with and grasping large code repositories.
- AI coding tools
- Knowledge of how LLMs and their associated tools and APIs work.
Working at Brave
- Industry-leader in privacy, with a research and engineering team that’s innovating everyday to keep people safer online and beat Big Tech
- Highly competitive salaries & benefits, and generous home-office stipends.
- Fully remote team (no office, no commute)
- Minimal meetings
- Welcoming, humble, ridiculously smart teammates, and a truly flat org structure.
- Opportunity to get in early at a hyper-growth company, and revolutionize the web. Oh, and did we mention Brendan, our CEO & co-founder, invented JavaScript?
Key skills/competency
- C++
- Web UI Development
- Browser Internals
- AI Integration
- React
- Typescript
- JavaScript
- CSS
- Chromium
- Performance Optimization
Skills & topics
- C++
- Web UI Engineer
- Browser
- AI
- React
- Typescript
- JavaScript
- Chromium
- Remote
- Engineering
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight C++ and web UI expertise.
- Showcase projects: Link to relevant GitHub repositories.
- Address requirements: Emphasize experience with React, state management, and Chromium.
- Demonstrate learning: Express eagerness to learn C++ and browser internals.
- Highlight privacy passion: Connect your interest to Brave's mission.
Technical preparation
Master React and state management techniques.,Deepen C++ knowledge, especially Chromium.,Practice debugging complex web applications.,Familiarize with AI/LLM concepts.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex UI you built.,How do you handle changing requirements?,Share an experience improving performance.,Why are you passionate about privacy?
Frequently asked questions
- What is the work arrangement for the Senior C++ Web Engineer role at Brave?
- This Senior C++ Web Engineer position at Brave is fully remote, meaning you can work from anywhere. There is no requirement to commute to an office, offering flexibility and work-life balance.
- What programming languages and frameworks are primarily used for this Senior C++ Web Engineer role?
- The role involves implementing browser-integrated Web UI using Typescript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with frameworks like React, Web Components, Svelte, and Lit. Crucially, C++ expertise or experience with Chromium is also required for browser internals work.
- What is the compensation for a Senior C++ Web Engineer at Brave in the US?
- For a Senior C++ Web Engineer in the US, Brave offers a competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 annually, along with benefits and home-office stipends.
- Does Brave require candidates to have prior experience with AI or LLMs for the Senior C++ Web Engineer role?
- While not strictly required, proficiency with AI coding tools and knowledge of how LLMs and their associated tools and APIs work are considered preferred experience for the Senior C++ Web Engineer position. It's an area of active development for the team.
- What makes working at Brave unique for a Senior C++ Web Engineer?
- Working at Brave as a Senior C++ Web Engineer offers the chance to be part of an industry leader in privacy, innovate daily, and have a significant impact on the web. The company boasts minimal meetings, smart colleagues, a flat structure, and the opportunity to join a hyper-growth company founded by the inventor of JavaScript.
- How does Brave handle collaboration and team structure for remote engineers like the Senior C++ Web Engineer?
- Brave fosters a collaborative environment with a truly flat org structure. Senior C++ Web Engineers will work closely with designers and other engineers, sharing knowledge and patterns across disciplines, even within a fully remote team.