DuckDuckGo · 2 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App (New Positions!)
DuckDuckGo is an online protection company on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. As a Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App, you will build secure, privacy-focused applications for Microsoft Windows, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and define product roadmaps.
InternetPrivacySearch Engine
Responsibilities
Build secure, privacy-focused applications for Microsoft Windows
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers across Native Apps teams
Define the roadmap
Take ownership of significant application features
Experiment with ways to improve them
Deliver projects that build the foundation of DuckDuckGo's flagship products
Qualification
Required
Experience implementing ideas from scratch, owning major application features, and owning their maintenance and improvement over time
Experience participating in technical architecture decisions that shape the software architecture of a consumer product
Advanced level of programming expertise, with knowledge of C#. We currently use .NET 8
A significant level of experience in building customer-facing applications and crafting user interfaces (including at least one desktop application), ideally with WPF, UWP, WinUI, WinForms, or other relevant .NET UI
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
Paid parental leave
Office setup and co-working allowances
Company
DuckDuckGo
Independent online protection company. Get our browser with protections built-in, including our search engine that doesn’t track you.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$182.35MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementOMERS VenturesUnion Square Ventures
2021-08-17Series D· $10.35M
2021-06-09Series C· $59M
2020-12-01Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Caine Tighe
CTO
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