Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App (Remote)

Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App

Company Overview

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 Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, our search engine, and the latest — Privacy Pro. 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 Summary

Working on the Windows Functional Team, you’ll build secure, privacy-focused applications for Microsoft Windows, using C#/.NET 8, WPF, WebView2, Git and Visual Studio, and work on related projects. Recent projects include:Start-up boost for our Windows browserBookmark and login exporting

As a Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App, you’ll collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers across Native Apps teams to craft a world-class browser with embedded privacy and data protection features that will revolutionize the way people search, surf, and exist online.

In addition to being responsible for building solutions to get us closer to our first release, you’ll help define the roadmap, take ownership of significant application features, and experiment with ways to improve them. The projects you deliver will build the foundation of one of DuckDuckGo’s flagship products.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience implementing ideas from scratch, owning major application features, and owning their maintenance and improvement over time.
• Experience participating in technical architecture decisions that shape the software architecture of a consumer product.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Advanced level of programming expertise, with knowledge of C#. We currently use .NET 8.
• A significant level of experience in building customer-facing applications and crafting user interfaces (including at least one desktop application), ideally with WPF, UWP, WinUI, WinForms, or other relevant .NET UI.
• Deep understanding of software design patterns such as MVVM, MVP, etc.
• Event-driven programming (e.g., using Rx.NET) experience is considered an advantage.

Salary & Benefits

$178,500 USD annually and stock options. Compensation is identical within professional levels, regardless of geographic location or team. Compensation for each professional level is transparent across the organization.

Our Team Member Support Guide explains how we prioritise your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup and co-working allowances.

Equal Opportunity Statement

DuckDuckGo provides equal work opportunities to all team members and applicants, and it prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, caste, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by our policies or federal, state, or local laws.

We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to [email protected] to let us know the nature of your request.