Senior Privacy Engineer.

Accountabilities

• Lead high-impact, complex engineering projects from initial proposal and technical planning through implementation, deployment, and post-project evaluation.

• Design, develop, and maintain privacy-preserving systems and features that protect users across search technologies, AI experiences, browsers, and related digital services.

• Build and improve systems that enhance search indexes and AI capabilities while maintaining robust user privacy protections.

• Develop and extend crawler-based technologies to identify, analyze, and address emerging online tracking methods and privacy threats.

• Implement, maintain, and optimize privacy features, including web tracking prevention and email protection capabilities.

• Write pragmatic, efficient, maintainable, and testable code using technologies such as Go, Node.js, Python, and, where appropriate, Perl.

• Take ownership of critical privacy technology components, ensuring their reliability, security, scalability, and continuous improvement.

• Participate in privacy reviews, technical audits, and product assessments to ensure engineering decisions and new developments align with established privacy principles.

• Navigate ambiguous technical challenges, identify practical solutions, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to deliver effective outcomes.

• Communicate technical decisions, project progress, and privacy considerations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Mentor fellow engineers, share technical knowledge, and contribute to the professional development and long-term growth of the privacy engineering team.

Requirements:

• Significant professional experience in software engineering, with demonstrated expertise in developing and maintaining privacy-focused technologies or solutions.

• Strong technical understanding of online privacy threats, tracking mechanisms, and the technologies and approaches used to mitigate them.

• Practical experience building privacy solutions in an engineering role, such as tracker blocking, differential privacy, or comparable privacy-enhancing technologies.

• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Go, Node.js, Python, or Perl.

• Proven ability to lead complex, high-impact technical projects from concept and planning through delivery, maintenance, and retrospective analysis.

• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to work through ambiguous requirements, evaluate trade-offs, propose innovative approaches, and execute solutions effectively.

• Experience designing reliable, performant, maintainable, and well-tested software systems.

• The ability to collaborate effectively across functions, involve stakeholders when needed, and communicate technical concepts and decisions to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.

• A high degree of ownership, sound judgment, and initiative, with the ability to manage projects independently while contributing to shared team objectives.

• Interest in mentoring engineers, sharing expertise, and supporting the development of colleagues.

• Willingness to work remotely with an international team, participate in video meetings with cameras enabled, and travel approximately twice a year for company-wide gatherings and team retreats.

• Ability to commit to a full-time workload averaging 40 hours per week, with flexibility to coordinate across time zones and no fixed core working hours.

• Willingness to complete a background check as a condition of employment.

Benefits:

• Annual compensation: €157,350 for Europe and the rest of the world, including India, according to the stated global compensation structure.

• Equity compensation: Stock options offered in addition to annual salary.

• Transparent compensation framework: Compensation is standardized by professional level rather than individual location or functional area.

• Remote-first work environment: Work remotely from India as part of a globally distributed team.

• Flexible working arrangements: No fixed core hours, offering flexibility in organizing your work around team commitments and project priorities.

• Wellbeing and family support: Access to support provisions that include paid parental leave.

• Home office support: Assistance with office setup and coworking allowances.

• Professional growth: Opportunities to lead complex projects, expand technical expertise, and take ownership of significant privacy engineering initiatives.

• Mentorship opportunities: Scope to guide other engineers and contribute to the development of the broader engineering team.

• Mission-driven work: The opportunity to build technology that advances online privacy and helps protect users from tracking and other digital privacy risks.

• Team connection and collaboration: Opportunities to participate in an annual all-hands gathering and a separate team retreat, typically involving approximately four to five days of travel each.