Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App (Remote)

April 5

DuckDuckGo

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Independent internet privacy company. Download our browser with privacy built-in, unlike Chrome, on mobile & desktop.

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Description

• In this role, you will work on the team responsible for launching our first ever DuckDuckGo Privacy App for Windows. You'll collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers across Native Apps to craft a world-class browser with embedded privacy features that will revolutionize the way people search, surf, and exist online. You will be critical to the successful launch of this product and responsible for taking pieces of the puzzle and autonomously building solutions to get us closer to our first release. You will help define the roadmap, take ownership of significant application features and experiment with ways to improve them. You will lay the foundations of what will become one of DuckDuckGo's flagship products and critical levers for growing privacy online.

Requirements

• Experience implementing ideas from scratch, owning major application features, and taking responsibility for their maintenance and improvement over time. • Experience participating in technical architecture decisions for complex products, essentially shaping the software architecture of a consumer product. • Experience building at least one desktop application (ideally with WPF, UWP, WinUI, WinForms, or other relevant .NET UI). • An advanced level of programming expertise, with knowledge of C#. We currently use .NET 6. • A significant level of experience in building customer facing applications, including crafting user interfaces. • Deep understanding of software design patterns such as MVVM, MVP, etc. Event-driven programming (e.g., using Rx.NET) experience is considered an advantage.

Benefits

• Remote First, Always : We've always been a fully distributed company with team members all over the world. We trust you to get your work done wherever, whenever. • Commitment to Personal Growth: Every team member has an annual budget of $1,250 USD to invest in their professional development. Every team member also has a dedicated Career Advisor, who serves as a guide to help you develop your strengths, identify your motivations, and understand your opportunities for growth. • Leadership: We have many different types of leaders and possible combinations of leadership roles, so you can grow your career in a way that aligns best with your personal goals. • Work/Life Balance: Team members have the freedom and flexibility to organize their own work schedules. We want you to thrive both in and out of the office. We trust you to use good judgment and take the time off that you need to bring your best self to work. We also offer paid parental leave, a co-working stipend, office setup reimbursement, and a wellness stipend.