Senior Frontend Engineer

Summary

Join DuckDuckGo as a Senior Frontend Engineer and contribute to the development of our all-in-one privacy solution. Lead and contribute to developing new and existing products and features, taking ownership of major codebase components. Write performant, testable code, improving frontend software architecture while prioritizing privacy and user experience. Mentor peers and collaborate with cross-functional teams remotely. DuckDuckGo offers a remote-first work environment, commitment to personal growth with a professional development budget and career advisor, and a focus on work-life balance. Compensation includes a $178,500 USD annual salary and stock options.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in positions where your primary responsibility was writing code
• Advanced level of JavaScript/HTML/CSS expertise
• Advanced level of React and Typescript
• Advanced level of web application architecture expertise
• Ability to lead engineering projects with little to no oversight
• Experience building large-scale web applications
• Experience identifying success criteria and metrics and validating decisions against them
• Experience collaborating with engineers on the backend and other platforms, such as Android and iOS
• Experience collaborating with product and design to build polished consumer-facing products
• Ability to contribute to technical architecture decisions for complex products
• Willingness to learn new technologies and ideas
• A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to developing new and existing products and features
• Demonstrate ownership over major components of our codebase
• Take responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of codebase components over time
• Write pragmatic, performant, and testable code that works consistently across settings, devices, and browsers
• Play a key role in improving the frontend software architecture
• Prioritize privacy and user experience throughout the engineering process
• Mentor peers
• Work closely with cross-functional team members through remote collaboration opportunities, including product brainstorms, technical design discussions, code reviews, and more

Benefits

• 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, and whenever
• Commitment to Personal Growth: Every team member has an annual budget of $1,250 USD to invest in their professional development. Every team member also has a dedicated Career Advisor, who serves as a guide to help you develop your strengths, identify your motivations, and understand your opportunities for growth
• Leadership: We have many different types of leaders and possible combinations of leadership roles, so you can grow your career in a way that aligns best with your personal goals. You can seek additional leadership roles by being directly responsible for projects, taking ownership of areas of the company, developing and maintaining internal processes, or pursuing advisory roles
• Work/Life Balance: Team members have the freedom and flexibility to organize their own work schedules. We want you to thrive both in and out of the office. We trust you to use good judgment and take the time off that you need to bring your best self to work
• Paid parental leave
• Co-working stipend
• Office setup reimbursement
• Wellness stipend
• Annual compensation: $178,500 USD and stock options