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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
- Duolingo (New York, NY)
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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 (https://blog.duolingo.com/tag/engineering/?utm\_source=greenhouse.com&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_campaign=engblog\_gh\_091224) , 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.
About the role
Our mission is to build platforms and infrastructure to help scale various product features on the Duolingo app by leveraging AI. Examples of our work are orchestration platforms built on top of Airflow, and tooling aimed at accelerating development with AI. We've fundamentally shifted the development paradigm at Duolingo, and we're excited for the future ahead as we explore how AI can further help us move faster.
Below you can find more information about the teams we're hiring for:
Automation Platform Team:
Our mission is to build platforms and infrastructure to help scale various product features on the Duolingo app by leveraging AI. Examples of our work are orchestration platforms built on top of Airflow, and tooling aimed to accelerating development with AI. We've fundamentally shifted the development paradigm at Duolingo, and we're excited for the future ahead as we explore how AI can help us move faster.
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
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here (https://careers.duolingo.com/#benefits) .
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 your recruiter.
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 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h49gnHpzESPCgAG-3i\_uc0RKQuJ-OztB/view?usp=sharing) .
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.
Salary Range:
$148,800 — $274,600 USD
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here (https://careers.duolingo.com/#benefits) .
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 [email protected].
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 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTX9GKeRMOMA9Vtm0vfGibrYPYz8ysl0Dg8KSXgj\_PxeT5ChsdnNZZWtpxu4t7xillTPGnngnKCjIbV/pub) .
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