DuckDuckGo Hiring Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Remote)
Job Description
Work Remotely from Anywhere and Help Build a Private, Secure Internet
DuckDuckGo is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join its remote-first global team. If you have experience in large-scale systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and high-impact reliability engineering, this role offers end-to-end project ownership with one of the world’s most trusted privacy-first technology companies.
Requirements
Founded in 2008, DuckDuckGo is the leading privacy-focused search engine and browser platform with more than $100M USD in annual revenue. Our products include browsers for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, the DuckDuckGo Search Engine, and the Privacy Pro subscription service.
We are a fully remote team of 300+ employees, working across 35+ countries. Our transparent compensation policy ensures equal pay globally, and we embrace trust, inclusion, and autonomous work in everything we do.
Role Overview
Job Title: Senior Site Reliability Engineer Location: Remote (Open to candidates in the USA, India, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, Brazil, and 30+ countries) Employment Type: Full-Time Annual Compensation: $178,500 USD + Equity Department: Engineering – Site Reliability Time Commitment: 40 hours/week, flexible schedule
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure
- Lead and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for global systems
- Identify and remediate systemic reliability risks using automation and code
- Own projects from proposal to post-mortem with high levels of independence
- Collaborate with software engineers to triage production issues and deliver fixes
- Enhance system resilience using tools like Docker, Docker Compose, and Linux-based automation
- Implement infrastructure-as-code and monitoring solutions for proactive performance tracking
Required Skills and Experience
- 7+ years in Site Reliability, DevOps, or Platform Engineering
- Strong experience with Linux systems administration and cloud platforms
- Programming proficiency in Go, Perl, or Python
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, high-traffic architectures, and scalability
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools, configuration management, and performance tuning
- Proven ability to lead and deliver cross-functional engineering projects
- Experience deploying and managing applications using containerization technologies
Compensation and Benefits
- $178,500 USD Annual Salary
- Equity options
- Global compensation parity regardless of location
- Paid parental leave, remote office setup support, and team retreats (2 per year)
- Transparent levels and compensation structure
Global Remote Locations Accepted
USA, Canada, India, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Ireland, Brazil, Netherlands, South Africa, Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Finland, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, and many more.
Important Notes
- You must attend video meetings and bi-annual retreats (4–5 days each)
- Flexible hours, but a consistent 40-hour/week commitment is expected
- Candidates must pass a background verification
- DEI is core to our hiring process – diversity and accessibility matter
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