Senior Backend Engineer

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🕒 April 13

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DuckDuckGo

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2008

🔒 Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity • Software

DuckDuckGo is an independent Internet privacy company dedicated to providing users with tools that enhance their online privacy. Best known for its search engine, DuckDuckGo offers a free web browser and browser extensions for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows that include built-in privacy features such as tracker blocking, encryption, and email protection. Unlike traditional search engines and browsers that track search and browsing history, DuckDuckGo prioritizes user privacy by preventing tracking and targeted advertising. The company operates on the premise that privacy should be simple and accessible, offering a private alternative to major tech companies while remaining financially sustainable through non-invasive ads based on search results rather than personal data.

📋 Description

• Working on the Backend Functional Team, you'll lead complex projects across key company-wide objectives. • Using Perl (Version 5), Go, and Node.js, you’ll write pragmatic, performant, testable code that works consistently, and work on related projects. • 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience, primarily focused on backend systems that power consumer-facing products • Product acumen to reason about technical tradeoffs in terms of user impact • Familiarity with AI agent tooling: evaluation frameworks, RAG pipelines and prompt engineering • A fundamental understanding of complex data structures and algorithms — you can develop and apply new solutions and confidently navigate and improve existing code. • Data-driven analytical skills for decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and experiment-oriented delivery • Solid project management abilities • Excellent written and verbal communication to validate and articulate decisions • Previous experience leading and mentoring experienced engineers, supporting their career goals, and unlocking their potential.

🏖️ Benefits

• company-sponsored health benefits • paid parental leave • office setup • co-working allowances