Senior Software Engineer, DuckDuckGo

• 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

• We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App to help shape our all-in-one privacy solution and join our mission to show the world that protecting your privacy online can be simple
• In this role, you will work on the team responsible for scaling and enhancing our Windows Desktop Browser. 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

• Office Setup: To help you get your office set up, we reimburse up to $1,250 USD to cover the purchase of office productivity items, such as desk, chair, computer monitors, keyboards, etc.
• Co-working: Should you prefer to work from a co-working space, we reimburse the cost up to $500 USD per month.
• Wellness Stipend: To promote your physical and mental health, we offer a Wellness Stipend of up to $1,000 USD per year
• Learning Stipend: To promote your professional development and reinforce our culture of self-directed learning and skill-building, we offer a Learning Stipend of up to $1,250 USD per year
• Charitable Donation Matching: We match on qualified charitable donations of up to $1,000 per year.
• Assistance Program: We offer counseling services provided through Workplace Options to help you and your family manage life-stressors
• Company Events: We have annual company retreats, team meetups, and optional “work-ations” where you work with colleagues in various destinations around the world. Every quarter we hold 3-day long Hack Days, during which we work on whatever we want.
• 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
• Flexible Time Off: We trust you to use good judgment to take time off as needed so that you can be your best at work. Our CEO sets a good example by taking regular vacations and encouraging the rest of the team to do the same.
• Healthcare - Medical, Dental, Vision (US Only) 🇺🇸

Total funding: $72m

Companies are making money off of people's private information online without your consent. DuckDuckGo believe the internet shouldn't be this invasive and that getting the privacy you deserve online should be an easily accessible option.