Senior Privacy Engineer
Duck Duck Go · Remote
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## Senior Privacy Engineer ### About DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo is an online protection company and a remote-first team of 400+ people on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, we’re used by millions worldwide across our browser, search, and privacy-focused products. ### Your Team & Role You’ll work on the **Privacy Functional Team**, leading complex projects across key company-wide objectives. You’ll protect user privacy by building and maintaining privacy technology using **Go, Node.js, Python**, and sometimes **Perl**. **Potential projects include:** - Designing systems to improve **search indexes** and **AI features** without compromising user privacy - Building new features on top of **Tracker Radar** to detect emerging privacy threats - Implementing and maintaining privacy protections such as **Web Tracking Protections** and **Email Protection** As a **Senior Privacy Engineer**, you’ll own major components of our privacy technology, participate in privacy review and audit processes, and ensure product work aligns with our privacy principles. Over time, you’ll also mentor other engineers and support the growth of the Privacy Team. ### About You - Ability to lead and collaborate on high-impact, complex projects from proposal through post-mortem - Skill at tackling vague problems, proposing innovative solutions, and executing effectively - Experience building privacy solutions (e.g., tracker blocking, differential privacy, or similar) - Deep technical understanding of online privacy threats and the solution landscape - Proficiency in **Go, Node.js, Python, or Perl** - Excellent communication skills—able to explain decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences ### Compensation - **$178,500 USD annually + stock options** - Compensation is transparent by professional level and global region - US-based team members may be eligible for company-sponsored health benefits ### Hiring Process Hiring is a two-way street. Learn more about how DuckDuckGo hires: https://duckduckgo.com/how-we-hire ### Notes - You’ll be required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing - Expect to travel at least **two times per year** (all-hands meetup + team retreat) - Flexible work arrangement with no core hours; average full-time commitment is **~40 hours/week** - Background check required as a condition of joining ### Diversity, Equity & Inclusion DuckDuckGo is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. If you need reasonable accommodation during the application process, email **careers@duckduckgo.com**. ### AI in the Hiring Process (Disclosure) DuckDuckGo uses AI to assist with reviewing and summarizing job applications and test projects, including tools integrated into recruitment vendor platforms. AI may be used to flag potentially fraudulent applications and summarize experience and performance, but **final evaluations and hiring decisions are made by the hiring team**. Recruiting Privacy Policy: https://duckduckgo.com/static-assets/files/pages/careers/DuckDuckGo-Recruiting-Privacy-Policy-effective-September-30-2025.pdf #LI-DNI
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