Senior C++/Chromium Engineer - Privacy Browser Leader

DuckDuckGo; México; Remote; MXN 2,585,000 - 3,508,000; Full time

Job summary

DuckDuckGo is seeking a Senior C++/Chromium Engineer to join our remote-first team. You’ll lead complex projects in a large modern C++ codebase, turn vague problems into clear plans, and ship high‑impact features that protect user privacy across the browser.

You’ll work on a high‑performance core, collaborate with design and product mostly asynchronously, and own end-to-end delivery from proposal through post‑mortem, with a strong emphasis on metrics and reliability.

Qualifications

• Lead and collaborate on high-impact, complex projects from proposal through post-mortem.
• Wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute with a strong focus on metrics.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Advanced modern C++ expertise (C++23 or newer), including memory management, concurrency, and performance profiling.
• Experience driving technical work end-to-end on large-scale C++ codebases.
• Comfort with large build systems, debuggers, and profilers.
• Experience shipping software to a large consumer audience.
• Solid computer science foundation (algorithms and data structures).
• Bonus: Windows development experience.
• Bonus: experience with browsers (Chromium, WebKit, WebView), game engines, or large desktop applications.

Responsibilities

• Implement tracker blocking that stops hidden trackers on every site without slowing page loads.
• Bring VPN and Personal Information Removal into the browser through the DuckDuckGo subscription.
• Catch startup and responsiveness regressions automatically, so the browser stays fast as it grows.

Skills

C++

Chromium

Large-scale codebases

Memory management

Concurrency

Performance profiling

Build systems

Debugging

Shipping to consumers

Algorithms & data structures

Tools

Windows development

Debuggers

Profilers

Job description

DuckDuckGo is seeking a Senior C++/Chromium Engineer to join our remote-first team. You’ll lead complex projects in a large modern C++ codebase, turn vague problems into clear plans, and ship high‑impact features that protect user privacy across the browser.

You’ll work on a high‑performance core, collaborate with design and product mostly asynchronously, and own end-to-end delivery from proposal through post‑mortem, with a strong emphasis on metrics and reliability.