Senior Backend Engineer

DuckDuckGo, USA (remote) +24

What you need

7+ years of professional experience, primarily focused on backend systems that power consumer-facing products
Product acumen to reason about technical tradeoffs in terms of user impact
Familiarity with AI agent tooling: evaluation frameworks, RAG pipelines and prompt engineering
A fundamental understanding of complex data structures and algorithms — you can develop and apply new solutions and confidently navigate and improve existing code.
Data-driven analytical skills for decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and experiment-oriented delivery
Solid project management abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication to validate and articulate decisions
Previous experience leading and mentoring experienced engineers, supporting their career goals, and unlocking their potential.

DuckDuckGo, USA (remote) +24

$191K

a year

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7+ years of professional experience, primarily focused on backend systems that power consumer-facing products
Product acumen to reason about technical tradeoffs in terms of user impact
Familiarity with AI agent tooling: evaluation frameworks, RAG pipelines and prompt engineering
A fundamental understanding of complex data structures and algorithms — you can develop and apply new solutions and confidently navigate and improve existing code.
Data-driven analytical skills for decision-making, stakeholder alignment, and experiment-oriented delivery
Solid project management abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication to validate and articulate decisions
Previous experience leading and mentoring experienced engineers, supporting their career goals, and unlocking their potential.