Senior C++ Engineer

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

Job summary

DuckDuckGo is seeking a Senior C++/Chromium Engineer to own high-performance browser features and drive privacy-focused improvements across our product stack.

You will transform vague problems into clear plans, implement them in a large modern C++ codebase, and measure impact with data to prove success. This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and cross-team influence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in C++/Chromium development.
• Experience leading complex projects from proposal through postmortem.
• Ability to work asynchronously with design and product teams to ship privacy-focused features.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects from proposal through postmortem.
• Build and refine features in a large modern C++ codebase.
• Collaborate with design and product mostly asynchronously to deliver user-facing privacy features.

Skills

C++

Chromium

Leadership

Project management

Metrics-driven

Tools

Chromium codebase

Modern C++

Job description

Who We Are

Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 400+ 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 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!

Your Team and Role

Working on the C++ Functional Team, you'll build the high-performance code at the core of DuckDuckGo's browser using modern C++ and Chromium, and work on related projects. As a Senior C++/Chromium Engineer, you'll lead complex projects from proposal through post-mortem. You'll turn vague problems into clear plans, build them in a large modern C++ codebase, and use metrics to show they worked. Some days that means low-level systems work. Others, it means architecture decisions the whole team builds on. You'll collaborate with design and product, mostly asynchronously, to build features people use to protect their privacy.

You can expect to work on projects like:

• 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.

About You

Ability to lead and collaborate on high-impact, complex projects from proposal through post-mortem. Skills to wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a strong focus on metrics 7+ years of