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Duolingo Senior Android Software Engineer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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.
Below you can find more information about teams we're hiring for:
Growth Area:
The Growth Area focuses on attracting new users, retaining users, and bringing users back to Duolingo. More users = more data (so we can teach better) and more paid subscribers (so we can invest in making the app even better, and keep the lights on!). Our area’s goal is to make Duolingo so fun and delightful that our learners stick around to make real progress and tell their friends all about it!
You will...
Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
Develop, release, and maintain native Android application features in Kotlin
Mentor and set technical direction for junior engineers on the team
You have...
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Programming experience in Kotlin on Android
The ability to communicate technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA
Exceptional candidates will have...
5 years of programming experience building reactive Android apps
Demonstrated self-direction, with a desire both to learn new techniques and mentor others
Outstanding leadership and negotiation skills
Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs
Experience writing unit tests and testable code
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.
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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