Senior Backend Engineer

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.

Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, annual revenue now exceeds $100m USD and millions use our browser on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, our search engine, and the latest — Privacy Pro. Our culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management underpins everything we do, where each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem. If you're seeking end-to-end ownership of your work — you've come to the right place!