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DuckDuckGo | Multiple Roles | Remote | Full-time | $178.5k + equity We are looking for candidates that are excited to join us on a mission to raise the standar

DuckDuckGo | Multiple Roles | Remote | Full-time | $178.5k + equity We are looking for candidates that are excited to join us on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. All of our roles are fully-remote, except where specific locations are noted. Senior Software Engineer, Windows Desktop App - $178,500 USD + equity — https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/duck-duck-go/47e569c6-f995-4955-a892-a3829ad0f39b?utm_source=1DKZJgG9d9 https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/duck-duck-go/47e569c6-f995-4955-a89... Senior Android Engineer - - $178,500 USD + equity https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/duck-duck-go/57eea673-2519-4afc-a9af-6b9ae9276b38/application?utm_source=1DKZJgG9d9 https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/duck-duck-go/57eea673-2519-4afc-a9a... Senior Backend Engineer - $178,500 USD + equity https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/duck-duck-go/abb953ee-5bb7-4637-9f66-ad555b446ab7?utm_source=1DKZJgG9d9 https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/duck-duck-go/abb953ee-5bb7-4637-9f6... https://duckduckgo.com/careers https://duckduckgo.com/careers

MattPearce 1y ago
Hi Bill, I had a brief exchange with you about the Windows role a couple of months ago and you encouraged me to apply and mentioned you would flag it with the DRI - but I got a rejection. How long should we wait before reapplying and do you auto-reject if we have a recent rejection at the CV phase?
xyst 1y ago
The "Windows Desktop App" position from DDG is quite infamous here. I did my own DD and found it has appeared in Ask HN threads since at least May 2023. Beginning to side with others stating this position was never meant to be filled but rather serve as some +ve market indicator about DDG
- diego_moita 1y ago
  Fake positions are the "kayfabe"[1] of HN's Who's Hiring. They are a variation in the "Emperor's new clothes"[2]: everyone knows they're fake but no one should say it. So, expect your comment to be removed. But thanks for doing it, anyway. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes
  - yegg 1y ago
    We don’t have fake positions.
- Yoric 1y ago
  I don't know. DDG tried to headhunt me from a previous position a while ago for this. Perhaps they're simply building a large-ish team?
  - yegg 1y ago
    That’s correct.
- yegg 1y ago
  We’ve been continuously hiring for this position as we’ve been building up our Windows browser team and have found the positions relatively difficult to fill.

MattPearce 1y ago

Hi Bill, I had a brief exchange with you about the Windows role a couple of months ago and you encouraged me to apply and mentioned you would flag it with the DRI - but I got a rejection. How long should we wait before reapplying and do you auto-reject if we have a recent rejection at the CV phase?

xyst 1y ago

The "Windows Desktop App" position from DDG is quite infamous here. I did my own DD and found it has appeared in Ask HN threads since at least May 2023. Beginning to side with others stating this position was never meant to be filled but rather serve as some +ve market indicator about DDG

diego_moita 1y ago
Fake positions are the "kayfabe"[1] of HN's Who's Hiring. They are a variation in the "Emperor's new clothes"[2]: everyone knows they're fake but no one should say it. So, expect your comment to be removed. But thanks for doing it, anyway. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes
- yegg 1y ago
  We don’t have fake positions.
Yoric 1y ago
I don't know. DDG tried to headhunt me from a previous position a while ago for this. Perhaps they're simply building a large-ish team?
- yegg 1y ago
  That’s correct.
yegg 1y ago
We’ve been continuously hiring for this position as we’ve been building up our Windows browser team and have found the positions relatively difficult to fill.