[Hiring] Senior Backend Engineer @Duck Duck Go
Mar 28, 2025 - Duck Duck Go is hiring a remote Senior Backend Engineer. 💸 Salary: $178,500 usd annually and stock options. 📍Location: USA, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, South Africa, Ireland, Switzerland, Argentina, Finland, Malta, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Mexico, Austria, Iceland, Slovakia, Cyprus, Latvia, Uruguay.
Role Description
Working on the Backend Functional Team, you'll lead complex projects across key company-wide objectives, writing pragmatic, testable code that's performant and works consistently, using Perl (Version 5), Go, Node.js, and work on related projects. Recent projects include:
- Implementing DuckAssist into our Search product, enabling AI-powered responses to queries while maintaining our privacy-first approach
- Architecting and delivering the VPN offering for our Privacy Pro bundle
- Implementing sophisticated data processing pipelines that maintain search relevancy
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll collaborate remotely with your peers and take responsibility for solving product issues impacting our all-in-one privacy solution, whether large or small. In time, you'll formally mentor other engineers, supporting their career growth and the growth of the Backend Team at DuckDuckGo.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional experience, focused on backend engineering
- Demonstrable experience of working on at least one large application
- Fundamental understanding of complex data structures and algorithms
- Ability to reason about experiments and data analysis
- Effective project management skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Previous experience leading and mentoring experienced engineers
Requirements
- Curiosity and willingness to learn, primarily using Perl
Compensation
- $178,500 USD annually and stock options
- Compensation is identical within professional levels, regardless of geographic location or team
- Compensation for each professional level is transparent across the organization
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Office setup and co-working allowances
Hiring Process
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DuckDuckGo provides equal work opportunities to all team members and applicants, and it prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, caste, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by our policies or federal, state, or local laws.
We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to careers@duckduckgo.com to let us know the nature of your request.
Additional Information
- You’ll be required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing
- Expect to travel at least two times a year: once for our all-hands meetup and again for a team retreat (each around 4-5 days)
- While we offer a flexible work arrangement with no core hours, expect an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week
- A successful candidate must pass a background check as a condition of joining the team
- By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete
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