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 DuckDuckGo subscription. 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!
We’re looking for a Senior Product Researcher to help shape our all-in-one privacy solution and join our mission to show the world that protecting your privacy online can be simple.
This is a unique opportunity to have a voice in high-impact product decisions and lead projects that scale across millions of users. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, and designers, you’ll seek out UX improvements that directly impact user retention, growth, and long-term sentiment. You’ll work with vague problems like What do Android users expect from their browser’s bookmark function? and Why don’t some people notice the search box on our homepage?
You’ll also question whether problems are well founded, and use mixed methods research to ensure that our insights are aligned with success metrics and synthesized into clear, decision-ready recommendations tied to key product and business metrics. This includes helping teams make progress when evidence is incomplete, results are mixed, or tradeoffs are required, without overstating confidence or slowing momentum. You’ll be accountable not just for generating insights, but for helping teams make, and stand behind, high-quality product decisions informed by research.
As a Senior Product Researcher, you’ll help us raise the bar for our products by understanding our users, their challenges, and how to connect our business goals with a delightful user experience through qualitative and quantitative research.
Ability to define research hypotheses and success metrics that ground and align cross-functional stakeholders.
$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.
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.
Our Team Member Support Guide explains how we prioritize your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances.
Hiring works best when it's a two-way street. Learn how we help you get to know DuckDuckGo and envision your future role here. Find out more about how we hire.
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 careers@duckduckgo.com to let us know the nature of your request.
As part of our commitment to enhancing our recruitment process, we utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in reviewing and summarizing job applications and test projects, including those tools integrated into our recruitment vendor platforms. We use AI to flag potentially fraudulent applications, analyze and summarize applicants’ experience, interviews, and project performance, and help streamline our selection process.
By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to the use of AI technology in our review process. If you would like to request an alternative selection process, please contact us as at careers@duckduckgo.com. Thank you for your interest in joining DuckDuckGo!
Health Insurance
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Coworking Allowance
Parental Leave
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