Senior C++/Chromium Engineer (Fully Remote)

DuckDuckGo; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first with travel twice yearly

Job summary

DuckDuckGo is seeking a senior software engineer specializing in C++ to drive consumer-focused shipping of high-quality software. The role emphasizes asynchronous collaboration with product and design, and a data-driven mindset to demonstrate project success.

With a remote-first culture and travel twice yearly, you will contribute to building reliable systems written in modern C++ (C++23+) and work across build systems, debuggers, and profilers to optimize performance for end users.

Qualifications

• 7+ years software engineering, advanced C++ (C++23+).
• Experience with build systems, debuggers, profilers.
• Strong CS fundamentals and consumer shipping.

Responsibilities

• Use metrics to show project success.
• Collaborate asynchronously with product/design.

Skills

Advanced C++ (C++23+)

Build systems

Debuggers

Profilers

CS fundamentals

Consumer shipping

Tools

Build systems

Debuggers

Profilers

Job description

• Use metrics to show project success.
• Collaborate asynchronously with product/design.

You:

• 7+ years software engineering, advanced C++ (C++23+).
• Experience with build systems, debuggers, profilers.
• Strong CS fundamentals and consumer shipping.

Compensation:

• Transparent pay, remote-first with travel twice yearly.

DuckDuckGo

We're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. We're a remote-first team of 400+ that's been profitable since 2014, with annual revenue over $100m and a culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management.