Director, Data Science

• Join DuckDuckGo, the online protection company, in a full-time remote-first role. • Work on the Data Science Functional Team, developing data scientists and removing their blockers. • Guide multiple data science projects across search, instant answers, AI and revenue optimisation. • Cover statistical modelling, experiment design and classifier implementation. • Find creative ways to surface actionable insights within strict privacy constraints. • Help shape an all-in-one privacy solution used by millions. • Earn $243,800 a year plus stock options, on a transparent pay scale.

• Bring 10+ years of experience in data science or ML engineering, including 4+ years leading teams. • Show a track record of setting multi-team roadmaps and adapting as priorities shift. • Drive organisational culture toward data-driven decision-making. • Translate technical trade-offs and risks clearly for executives and cross-functional stakeholders. • Coach experienced data scientists with direct, actionable feedback. • Deploy and iterate ML and NLP solutions in production at expert level. • Write production-grade code in Python or a comparable high-level language. • Bring advanced SQL and query optimisation skills, plus familiarity with columnar databases such as BigQuery, ClickHouse or Redshift. • Show strong LLM experience including fine-tuning, LLM-as-judge evaluation and AI-assisted development. • Design and analyse experiments using sparse or privacy-constrained data. • Attend video meetings on camera and travel twice a year for the all-hands and a team retreat.

• Bring experience at a consumer-facing tech company where data is core to product strategy. • Show experience working under strict privacy constraints. • Bring experience building teams from scratch in a remote-first company. • Show experience improving data pipelines at scale.

• Develop data scientists, set clear expectations and provide hands-on mentorship. • Guide multiple projects so they stay on track and deliver on time with maximum impact. • Lead work on statistical modelling, experiment design and classifier implementation. • Collaborate cross-functionally to validate direction through data. • Build trust in tactics and strategy by consulting on experiments. • Become an expert in core metrics such as searches, installs and revenue. • Drive improvements to the data pipeline. • Develop strategies for surfacing insights in an evidence-first culture with strong privacy policies.

• Earn $243,800 a year plus stock options. • Benefit from transparent pay, the same for everyone at your level and region. • Work remotely from anywhere on the eligible country list. • Enjoy a flexible arrangement with no core hours, averaging 40 hours a week. • Take paid parental leave. • Get an office setup and co-working allowance. • Attend two company trips a year: an all-hands meetup and a team retreat. • Take full end-to-end ownership of your projects, from scoping to postmortem.

DuckDuckGo is the online protection company and a remote-first team of more than 300 people on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, it now earns over $100m in annual revenue, with millions using its browser on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, its search engine and its subscription. It also offers Duck.ai, which lets people chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude and other AI models.