DuckDuckGo · 17 hours ago
Senior Privacy Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$178K/yr - $178K/yrDuckDuckGo is the online protection company with a mission to raise the standard of trust online. They are seeking a Senior Privacy Engineer to lead complex projects aimed at enhancing user privacy while collaborating with a remote team. The role involves designing systems, implementing privacy features, and mentoring other engineers within the Privacy Team.
InternetPrivacySearch Engine
Responsibilities
Lead and collaborate on high-impact and complex projects from proposal through post-mortem
Design systems for improving search indexes and AI features without compromising user privacy
Build new features on top of the Tracker Radar crawler to detect emerging privacy threats
Implement new privacy features and maintain existing ones, such as Web Tracking and Email Protections
Participate in privacy review and audit processes, ensuring product developments align with privacy principles
Mentor other engineers, supporting their career growth and the growth of the Privacy Team
Qualification
Required
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)
Experience in privacy review and audit processes that ensure product developments align with established privacy principles
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, and Python
Cross-functional communication skills. You can communicate your ideas to and understand the needs of various teams, such as legal, product, and marketing
Benefits
Paid parental leave
Office setup
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.
Founded in 2008
51-200 employees
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
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