Who We Are: We are the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. 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 backend Functional Team, You'll Lead Complex Projects Across Key Company-wide Objectives, Writing Pragmatic, Testable Code That's Performant And Works Consistently, Using PERL (Version 5), Go, Node.js, And Work On Related Projects. Recent Projects IncludeImplementing DuckAssist into our Search product, enabling AI-powered responses to queries while maintaining our privacy-first approachArchitecting and delivering the VPN offering for our Privacy Pro bundleImplementing sophisticated data processing pipelines that maintain search relevancy.As a Senior backend Engineer, you'll collaborate remotely with your peers and take responsibility for solving product issues impacting our all-in-one privacy solution, whether large or small. In time, you'll formally mentor other engineers, supporting their career growth and the growth of the backend Team.
Compensation $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 prioritize your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances.Hiring Process Hiring works best when it's a two-way street. Learn how we help you get to know us, envision your future role here, and find out more about how we hire.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: we provide 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 us to let us know the nature of your request.Please Note That.
Youll be required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing.
Expect to travel at least two times a year: once for our all-hands meetup and again for a team retreat (each around 4-5 days).
While extenuating circumstances may impact attendance, everyone is strongly encouraged to attend.
While we offer a flexible work arrangement with no core hours, expect an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week.
A successful candidate must pass a background check as a condition.
Requirements: About You:
7+ years of professional experience, focused on the backend engineering.
You'll have demonstrable experience of working on at least one large application.
A fundamental understanding of complex data structures and algorithms. You can develop and apply new solutions and confidently navigate and improve existing code.
If you're curious, we mostly use PERL.
Ability to reason about experiments and data analysis.
Effective project management skills.
Excellent communication skills.
You can validate and communicate your decisions clearly in writing and verbally.
Previous experience leading and mentoring experienced engineers, supporting their career goals, and unlocking their potential.
This position is open to all candidates.
