Senior Product Designer at DuckDuckGo

About DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is an online protection company and a remote first team of over 400 people on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, the company generates hundreds of millions in annual revenue. Millions of users rely on the DuckDuckGo browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, the DuckDuckGo search engine, and the DuckDuckGo subscription. The company also offers private, useful, and optional AI through Duck.ai, which lets users chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AIs in one place.

The culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management means each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem. If you seek end to end ownership of your work, this is the place for you.

Your Team and Role

In this role, you will collaborate with team members at all levels to identify and solve problems across the current product offering, and help pioneer new solutions as the company builds out the privacy layer for the Internet. You will have the opportunity to level up products by exploring and testing concepts that improve overall experience and increase delight while appealing to a broader audience.

Applying your hands on design skills, you will autonomously lead highly impactful projects that scale across millions of users. From ideation to execution, you will assess vague problems, propose high impact solutions, and execute them against a set of success criteria. You will have a voice in all product related design decisions, whether large or small, and an opportunity to work on a team dedicated to an ethical, privacy by design approach.

About You

• 6+ years of experience in product design roles, including 2+ years in senior level design positions at significant global consumer brands.
• Proficiency in managing projects of varying complexity, from proposal through execution and release, while working transparently and collaborating with cross functional stakeholders and contributors.
• A knack for pushing creative limits while solving challenging design problems and delivering on delight, craft, and exceptional quality.
• Ability to communicate visual and interaction recommendations with high quality mockups, prototypes, and rationale.
• Accustomed to applying agentic solutions into everyday project management and design execution workflows to both accelerate and raise the quality of your work.
• Ability to write creative briefs that clearly define and communicate project goals, rationale, and success metrics with stakeholders.
• Proficiency in research and experimentation, with the ability to leverage both qualitative and quantitative data in driving decisions forward.
• Skills to manage ambiguity and wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a focus on metrics.
• Ability to take initiative in generating ideas and carrying them forward with urgency and discretion, while working openly and collaboratively.
• A willingness to apply your experience and expertise in educating, guiding, and supporting others, while serving as a steward to maintain quality of execution across designated areas of design.
• Experience participating in multiple areas of the product process including prioritization, strategy, and user testing.

Compensation

Compensation is transparent across the organization, and all team members within the same professional level and global region receive the same compensation, plus stock options:

• United States: $190,500 USD
• United Kingdom: £134,600 GBP
• Canada: CA$253,500 CAD
• All other regions: €157,350 EUR

Team members outside the US, UK and Canada are currently paid $178,500 USD. Pay converts to the EUR amount above on January 1, 2027 for Spanish team members, and approximately February 1, 2027 in all other regions.

Eligibility for company sponsored health benefits is limited to team members based in the United States. This program does not extend to team members located in other countries, such as Canada or the UK.

The Team Member Support Guide explains how the company prioritizes wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances.

Hiring Process

Hiring works best when it is a two way street. Learn how the company helps you get to know DuckDuckGo, envision your future role, and find out more about how they hire.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

DuckDuckGo provides equal work opportunities to all team members and applicants, and 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 policies or federal, state, or local laws.

The company wants to ensure the 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 them know the nature of your request.

Please Note

• You will be required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing.
• Expect to travel at least two times a year: once for the 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 the company offers 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 of joining the team.
• By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. Providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of work.

Disclosure Statement: Use of AI in Hiring Process

As part of the commitment to enhancing the recruitment process, DuckDuckGo utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in reviewing and summarizing job applications and test projects, including tools integrated into recruitment vendor platforms. AI is used to flag potentially fraudulent applications, analyze and summarize applicants experience, interviews, and project performance, and help streamline the selection process.

Key Principles:

• Data Privacy: All information provided in your application will be handled in accordance with the Recruiting Privacy Policy. Personal information is protected and used solely for recruitment purposes.
• Human Oversight and Accountability: The AI technology is designed to support the hiring team by providing insights and summaries of applications and evaluations of test projects against scoring rubrics. All final evaluations and hiring decisions, however, will be made by the hiring team, who will consider the AI input alongside other factors.
• Transparency: The company believes in transparency regarding hiring practices. If you have any questions about how AI is used in the recruitment process, please reach out.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to the use of AI technology in the review process. If you would like to request an alternative selection process, please contact [email protected].