Senior Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer
Posted Apr 13 (188 days ago) · Last updated Oct 18 · Open 188 days, longer than the usual 32 for this role
Key facts
Senior Backend Engineer at DuckDuckGo; remote-first, US-based eligibility varies.
How this salary compares
€13,03638% above senior roles
senior rolesn=15
€6,760, rough
| Market | Lower bound (25th percentile) | Median | Upper bound (75th percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| senior roles | €3,787 per month | €6,760 per month | €16,797 per month |
| This offer | €14,875 per month | €14,875 per month | €14,875 per month |
Where and how
- Field
- Software engineering
- Languages required
- English
- Experience
- 7 years experience
Original job ad
As published by DuckDuckGo
WHO WE ARE Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. ... For more information, see the full description above.
This is the employer's own ad. Pay, requirements and the other details on this page are our reading of it, not facts the employer confirmed.
About the role
Summarised by JobCrawls from the job ad above.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional backend experience
- Experience with Perl (Version 5), Go, Node.js
- AI tooling familiarity: evaluation frameworks, RAG pipelines and prompt engineering
- Strong data structures and algorithms
- Data-driven analytics and product-minded
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Experience mentoring engineers
Responsibilities
- Lead complex backend projects
- Write pragmatic, performant code
- Mentor engineers
- Collaborate across teams
- Own projects from scoping to delivery and postmortem
Skills & technologies
Perl 5GoNode.jsAI ToolingData StructuresAlgorithms
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