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Monthly
€12,913
Posted April 13, 2026 · 140 days agoLast seen August 31, 2026Est. expiry May 18, 2026

Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer
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Salary Context: Backend Engineer

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Salary analysis

Compared with the selected benchmark ("In Remote - Global: Backend Engineer"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 36% higher. The offer still falls within the benchmark range (€5,209–€16,708). Range-width comparison is limited because one of the salary bands is incomplete. This benchmark is based on 6 comparable listings.

Monthly salary comparison for Backend Engineer
MarketLower bound (25th percentile)MedianUpper bound (75th percentile)
Market Average: Backend Engineer€4,000/per month€11,141/per month€16,639/per month
In Remote - Global: Backend Engineer€5,209/per month€13,543/per month€16,708/per month
About the role

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. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, annual revenue now exceeds $100m USD and millions use our browser on on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, our search engine, and the DuckDuckGo subscription. We also offer private, useful, and optional AI, including Duck.ai, which lets you chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AIs, all in one place. Our culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management underpins everything we do, where each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem. If you're seeking end-to-end ownership of your work, you've come to the right place!

Job Details

Responsibilities

  • lead complex projects across key company-wide objectives
  • mentor other engineers over time
  • collaborate remotely with peers
  • solve product issues
  • Implement AI-assisted answers and integrate into Search product
  • Deliver improvements to Duck.ai
  • Implement data processing pipelines to maintain search relevancy

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional experience, primarily focused on backend systems that power consumer-facing products

Skills & Technologies

PerlGoNode.jsAI toolingPrompt engineeringData structuresAlgorithms

Recruitment Process

  1. 1
    Submit application
  2. 2
    Screening
  3. 3
    Interview rounds
  4. 4
    Offer
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