Junior Software Engineer

Junior Software Engineer In Browser Engine R&D

Our OS team in Helsinki Research Center is looking for a driven and talented Junior Software Engineer in Browser Engine R&D, offering an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize the Web Browser/Chromium Engine for HarmonyOS by researching key algorithms and improving web performance (e.g., page load times, gesture response, janks, white screen, etc.), power consumption (CPU/GPU) and memory usage.
• Explore, evaluate and prototype cutting-edge technologies (e.g., Vulkan, Skia, AI/Compute, etc.) to improve parallelism, throughput, and efficiency inside Chromium/Blink (C++) for mobile SoC/GPU.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies in academia and industry/open-source (e.g., Apple-Safari, Google-Chrome, Mozilla/Servo, etc.) in the domain and provide insightful analysis reports.
• Knowledge of compilers and optimizing the V8 JavaScript engine for HarmonyOS web use-cases is considered a plus.

Requirements

• BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in C/C++ programming.
• Extensive experience in embedded systems and OS architecture, including in-depth knowledge of system internals.
• Strong debugging and profiling skills for low-level code and system architecture.
• Solid understanding of browser engine and graphics principles (e.g., OpenGL ES, Vulkan, Direct3D).
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Open-minded, proactive and eager to learn.

Additional qualifications (preferred but not required):

• Strong understanding of web browser internals (e.g., parsing, layout, painting, rasterization, composition).
• Experience in mobile systems or web/graphics-related projects.
• Contributions to open-source repositories, including submitting patches or papers presented at international conferences.

Contract period and starting date: The position is a full-time/long-term contractor position and the contract will be signed with our supplier. We expect the role to start as soon as the possible.

Location: Tampere or Helsinki, Finland.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to develop your skills and competencies through interesting projects.
• Be a part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team environment where you'll learn from your colleagues.
• Excellent working tools and equipment that enable you to perform at your best.
• An international atmosphere with global impact and a culture that values creativity, problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Are you ready for the challenge?

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have 207,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

Huawei continues to invest in basic research and open innovation, and accommodates and addresses customer needs with an open mind, while steering these needs with science and technology. We have also built flexible business models and encourage numerous industries to adopt a vast range of models and applications. Through such initiatives, we are bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

We seek and reward talent! At Huawei, if you are dedicated to creativity, engagement of technical risks and delivery of target-driven results, your efforts will be rewarded with outstanding career prospects.

About Huawei Finland R&D

With 28 sites across Europe and over 2000 researchers, Huawei's European Research Institute (ERI) oversees fundamental and applied technology research, academic research cooperation projects, and strategic technical planning across our network of European R&D facilities. Huawei Finland Research Center was established in 2012. At our sites in Helsinki and Tampere, you will have an outstanding opportunity to be part of the leading research and development of future smart devices. We offer a career in a forward-looking industrial research team with a solid track record in innovation and publication and delivering its result as a factual contribution to on-the-market devices.