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WHO WE ARE 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 on Mac https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-duckduckgo-for-mac/, Windows https://spreadprivacy.com/windows-browser-open-beta/, iOS https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-privacy-browser-ios14/, and Android https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-app-tracking-protection/, our search engine https://duckduckgo.com/, and the DuckDuckGo subscription https://duckduckgo.com/pro. We also offer private, useful, and optional AI, including Duck.ai https://duck.ai/, which lets you chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AIs, all in one place. Our culture https://duckduckgo.com/how-we-work 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! YOUR TEAM AND ROLE Working on the Privacy Functional Team, you'll lead complex projects across key company-wide objectives. You'll protect the privacy of our users using Go, Node.js, Python, and (sometimes) Perl to write pragmatic, performant, testable code, and work on related projects. Potential projects include: - Designing systems for improving our search indexes and AI features without compromising user privacy - Building new features on top of our Tracker Radar https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-tracker-radar/ crawler to detect emerging privacy threats - Implementing new privacy features and maintaining existing ones, such as our Web Tracking https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/privacy/web-tracking-protections and Email https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/email-protection/privacy Protections   As a Senior Privacy Engineer, you'll own major components of our privacy technology, taking responsibility for their maintenance and improvement over time. A key part of the role will also be participation in our privacy review and audit processes, ensuring that all product developments align with our privacy principles. In time, you'll formally mentor other engineers, supporting their career growth and the growth of the Privacy Team at DuckDuckGo. ABOUT YOU - Ability to lead and collaborate on high-impact and complex projects from proposal through post-mortem. - Skills to wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them effectively, involving others when necessary. - Experience working on privacy solutions in an engineering capacity (e.g. tracker blocker, differential privacy, or similar technology). - Deep technical understanding of online privacy threats and the existing solution space to protect against them. - Proficiency in any of the following: Go, Node.js, Python, Perl. - Excellent communication skills. You can validate your decisions and communicate them clearly to a variety of audiences, including non-technical stakeholders. COMPENSATION $178,500 USD annually and stock options. Compensation is transparent across the organization, and all team members within the same professional level and global region receive the same compensation.   Eligibility for company-sponsored health benefits is limited to team members based in the United States. This program does not extend to team members located in other countries, such as Canada or the UK.   Our Team Member Support Guide https://duckduckgo.com/assets/hiring/team_support_guide.pdf explains how we prioritize your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances. HIRING PROCESS Hiring works best when it's a two-way street. Learn how we help you get to know DuckDuckGo, envision your future role here, and find out more about how we hire https://duckduckgo.com/how-we