Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en DuckDuckGo en nov 2022
Entrevista
Rigorous interview process with a high bar (comparable to most FAANG roles). Two rounds of take home assignments, both paid generously. Gave a good understanding of what it would be like to work at DuckDuckGo. Recruiter was also very responsive, engaged, and supportive. Overall a very good experience.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Prioritizing new product experiences, building a go-to-market strategy for a new product
Acudí a una entrevista en DuckDuckGo (New York, NY)
Entrevista
Long and slow interview process. Rejected after first project. No feedback provided after projects. Never paid me for the project. Did not respond to competing processes (could not speed up). Overall bad experience. Extremely low base salary too.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
No actual interview. All written projects.
Did ask: why DuckDuckGo? Why you left prior employer?
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. Acudí a una entrevista en DuckDuckGo en ene 2026
Entrevista
It's a strange experience. DuckDuckGo pride themselves on radical transparency, but they cannot commit to this in the interview process.
I got through to the first take-home exercise, and my recruiter said that they'd set up a meeting to discuss it, but they didn't. I was advised to keep it brief and not too technical. The test was rejected, which is fine, but given how strongly they sell transparency, it's very incongruous that they can't even give a brief explanation. I know they say that this is their policy, but if you give up your transparency at the first challenge, then it's probably not a value that you hold true.