Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Duolingo
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Job Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
Below you can find more information about the team we're hiring for:
Chess team:
The Chess team builds engaging, educational features through Duolingo’s signature approach to learning. On this team, you will shape core product experiences by improving gameplay and creating engaging, high-quality course content. As an engineer building Duolingo's newest product, you can expect to move quickly, prototype boldly, and experiment often!
Social Team:
The Social team is building features to make social interactions a fundamental part of the core Duolingo experience. As an engineer on this team, you will develop social features, own projects from end-to-end, iterate quickly based on experiments, and be a part of big bets that will help drive new rewards and deeper connections. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about building fun, high-quality social experiences.
Math Teaching Team:
The Math Teaching team builds engaging learning experiences that help learners make sense of math. We bring together strong pedagogy, thoughtful design, engineering, and best-in-class AI to create and scale content that makes math approachable for everyone. As an engineer, you'll shape how learners discover new ideas by building new exercise types, imagining new concept-teaching moments, and experimenting quickly to make math intuitive, fun, and effective at scale.
You will...
- Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
- Develop, release, and maintain backend services and/or infrastructure
- Lead individual project priorities, milestones, and ensure we're always shipping
You have...
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- Strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin
- Solid understanding of one or more database technologies
Exceptional candidates will have...
- Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com.
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
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Locations
- New York, New York, United States
Salary
Salary details available upon request
180,000 - 300,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- data structuresintermediate
- algorithmsintermediate
- software designintermediate
- Javaintermediate
- Pythonintermediate
- Kotlinintermediate
- database technologiesintermediate
Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field (experience)
- Strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design (experience)
- Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin (experience)
- Solid understanding of one or more database technologies (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers (experience)
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
- Develop, release, and maintain backend services and/or infrastructure
- Lead individual project priorities, milestones, and ensure we're always shipping
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Duolingo
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Job Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
Below you can find more information about the team we're hiring for:
Chess team:
The Chess team builds engaging, educational features through Duolingo’s signature approach to learning. On this team, you will shape core product experiences by improving gameplay and creating engaging, high-quality course content. As an engineer building Duolingo's newest product, you can expect to move quickly, prototype boldly, and experiment often!
Social Team:
The Social team is building features to make social interactions a fundamental part of the core Duolingo experience. As an engineer on this team, you will develop social features, own projects from end-to-end, iterate quickly based on experiments, and be a part of big bets that will help drive new rewards and deeper connections. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about building fun, high-quality social experiences.
Math Teaching Team:
The Math Teaching team builds engaging learning experiences that help learners make sense of math. We bring together strong pedagogy, thoughtful design, engineering, and best-in-class AI to create and scale content that makes math approachable for everyone. As an engineer, you'll shape how learners discover new ideas by building new exercise types, imagining new concept-teaching moments, and experimenting quickly to make math intuitive, fun, and effective at scale.
You will...
- Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
- Develop, release, and maintain backend services and/or infrastructure
- Lead individual project priorities, milestones, and ensure we're always shipping
You have...
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- Strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
- Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin
- Solid understanding of one or more database technologies
Exceptional candidates will have...
- Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com.
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Locations
- New York, New York, United States
Salary
Salary details available upon request
180,000 - 300,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- data structuresintermediate
- algorithmsintermediate
- software designintermediate
- Javaintermediate
- Pythonintermediate
- Kotlinintermediate
- database technologiesintermediate
Required Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field (experience)
- Strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design (experience)
- Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin (experience)
- Solid understanding of one or more database technologies (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers (experience)
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
- Develop, release, and maintain backend services and/or infrastructure
- Lead individual project priorities, milestones, and ensure we're always shipping
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