Duolingo
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Edtech.com's Summary
- Collaborate on backend software projects and product design.
- Develop, release, and maintain backend services and infrastructure.
- Lead priorities and milestones to ensure continuous shipping of projects.
- Integrate AI tools to enhance engineering workflows and onboard new processes.
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Proficiency in data structures, algorithms, software design, and programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin.
- Strong understanding of database technologies.
- Preferred experience building high-traffic APIs on public cloud platforms.
- Salary range from $177,700 to $240,400 USD, excluding equity and benefits.
- Works within Duolingo’s Software Engineering division, focusing on innovative AI-driven developer tools.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Itâs a big mission, and thatâs where you come in!
At Duolingo, youâll 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. Youâll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes â while doing work thatâs 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 teams we're hiring for:
DevX AI Team
The DevX AI team empowers engineers at Duolingo to be more effective by introducing AI-infused tools that simplify workflows and reduce friction and toil. As a Software Engineer II on the team, youâll contribute to building and improving AI-driven developer tools used across Duolingoâs engineering organization. Youâll work on projects that improve day-to-day developer workflows. You will help build and maintain systems that integrate AI into the software lifecycle, including contributing to production MCP infrastructure that connects to AI coding agents, with a focus on reliability, usability, and measurable impact.
:brain: 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
- Experience onboarding AI tools and changing engineering processes
- Focus on streamlining engineering processes with AI tools
:check: You have...
- A Bachelorâs 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
:star: 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.
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