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Remote
Senior
Full Time
💰$178,500
remoteC++Chromiumseniorsoftware engineering
Requirements
- •Ability to lead and collaborate on high-impact, complex projects from proposal through post-mortem
- •Skills to wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a strong focus on metrics
- •7+ years of software engineering experience
- •Advanced modern C++ expertise (C++23 or newer), including memory management, concurrency, and performance profiling
- •Experience driving technical work end-to-end on large-scale C++ codebases
- •Comfort with large build systems, debuggers, and profilers
- •Experience shipping software to a large consumer audience
- •Solid computer science foundation (algorithms and data structures)
What You'll Do
- •Build high-performance code at the core of DuckDuckGo's browser using modern C++ and Chromium
- •Implement tracker blocking that stops hidden trackers on every site without slowing page loads
- •Bring VPN and Personal Information Removal into the browser through the DuckDuckGo subscription
- •Catch startup and responsiveness regressions automatically to keep the browser fast
- •Lead complex projects from proposal through post-mortem
- •Turn vague problems into clear plans and build them in a large modern C++ codebase
- •Use metrics to show project success
- •Collaborate with design and product teams asynchronously to build privacy features
Nice to Have
- •Windows development experience
- •Experience with browsers (Chromium, WebKit, WebView), game engines, or large desktop applications
Benefits
- •$178,500 USD annually salary
- •Stock options
- •Paid parental leave
- •Office setup allowance
- •Co-working allowances
- •Flexible work arrangement with no core hours
- •Company-sponsored health benefits for US-based team members
About DuckDuckGo
Independent online protection company. Get our browser with protections built-in, including our search engine that doesn’t track you.
Paoli, PA, US
250 - 500
Internet & Software