Senior Backend Engineer: AI, Privacy, Mentorship (Remote)

pofft Technology Inc.; Willistown Township (PA); Híbrido; USD 140 000 - 230 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

DuckDuckGo is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own backend projects across the privacy-focused search platform. You’ll work remotely, writing Perl, Go, and Node.js, delivering scalable, testable services and improving data pipelines to keep the search relevant.

You’ll mentor engineers, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance user impact with technical tradeoffs. Prior experience with AI tooling and a strong product mindset are valued.

Qualificações

• 7+ years of professional backend experience
• Product acumen to reason about technical tradeoffs
• Familiarity with AI agent tooling and prompt engineering
• Understanding of complex data structures and algorithms
• Data-driven analytical skills for decision-making and experimentation
• Strong project management abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting career growth

Responsabilidades

• Lead backend projects on the DuckDuckGo platform
• Mentor and grow the Backend Team over time
• Develop scalable, testsable backend services using Perl, Go and Node.js
• Collaborate remotely with peers to solve product issues
• Implement AI-assisted features and data processing pipelines to maintain search relevance
• Contribute to privacy-focused architecture and engineering principles

Conhecimentos

Product acumen

Data-driven decision making

Project management

Excellent communication

Mentoring

Ferramentas

Perl

Go

Node.js

Descrição da oferta de emprego

DuckDuckGo is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own backend projects across the privacy-focused search platform. You’ll work remotely, writing Perl, Go, and Node.js, delivering scalable, testable services and improving data pipelines to keep the search relevant.

You’ll mentor engineers, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance user impact with technical tradeoffs. Prior experience with AI tooling and a strong product mindset are valued.