DuckDuckGo - Senior Backend Engineer

• Annual CompensationAnnual Compensation $178.5K • Compensation is the same within a professional level, regardless of geographic location or functional area, and the compensation for each professional level is transparent across the organization. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • What is it about DuckDuckGo and this role that interests you? • I actively use AI tools daily and have developed effective workflows using them • I use AI tools regularly and am building my skills with them • I've experimented with AI tools but haven't yet integrated them into my workflow • I don't use AI tools in my work and wouldn't consider doing so • Backend Engineers at DuckDuckGo are often expected to lead user-facing product engineering initiatives with varying complexity to deliver impact at scale. Please tell us a little about one project you've worked on which you feel demonstrates your ability to lead such projects. It would be especially helpful if you're able to highlight the scale in a quantified way. Please keep your answer to fewer than 200 words. • Backend Engineers at DuckDuckGo can work across many different products, Objectives and areas of responsibility. What kind of work would, and would not, excite you as an Engineer? • Not all roles are open to candidates in all countries. Please review eligible remote work locations included in this job post. • Please note that DuckDuckGo does not sponsor or assist team members with individual immigration needs. • N/A - I will be working outside the United States • N/A - I will be working in the United States • Asking questions is an important part of our culture, so we’d like to give you an opportunity to ask any immediate questions you might have for us below. • As part of our commitment to enhancing our recruitment process, we utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in reviewing and summarizing job applications and test projects, including those tools integrated into our recruitment vendor platforms. We use AI to flag potentially fraudulent applications, analyze and summarize applicants’ experience, interviews, and project performance, and help streamline our selection process. • Key Principles: • Key Principles: • Data Privacy: All information provided in your application will be handled in accordance with our Recruiting Privacy Policy. We ensure that your personal information is protected and used solely for recruitment purposes. • Data Privacy: • Human Oversight and Accountability: The AI technology is designed to support our hiring team by providing insights and summaries of applications and evaluations of test projects against scoring rubrics. All final evaluations and hiring decisions, however, will be made by our hiring team, who will consider the AI’s input alongside other factors. • Human Oversight and Accountability: • Transparency: We believe in transparency regarding our hiring practices. If you have any questions about how AI is used in our recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us. • Transparency: • By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to the use of AI technology in our review process. If you would like to request an alternative selection process, please contact us at [email protected]. • I acknowledge that I have read the above disclosure statement on DuckDuckGo’s use of AI in hiring process. • Recruiting Privacy Policy