Senior Android Engineer
Duolingo, New York, NY, United States
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 the teams we're hiring for:
Duolingo Score Team:
The Duolingo Score team builds the experiences that help learners understand, celebrate, and share their progress across languages. On this team, you will shape core features that make our scoring system more transparent and motivating. This includes score detail pages and feed moments to sharing flows that bring achievements into the real world.
We’re looking for Android engineers who love crafting polished mobile experiences and care deeply about data-informed product decisions. If you are excited to bridge the gap between technical execution and product impact to make learner progress feel tangible and rewarding, we want to hear from you!
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
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
Strong programming experience building reactive Android apps
Demonstrated self-direction, with a desire both to learn new techniques and mentor others
Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs
Experience writing unit tests and testable code
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:
$177,700 — $240,400 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 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 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTX9GKeRMOMA9Vtm0vfGibrYPYz8ysl0Dg8KSXgj_PxeT5ChsdnNZZWtpxu4t7xillTPGnngnKCjIbV/pub) .
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here (http://my.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in?job_board=duolingo) .
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 the teams we're hiring for:
Duolingo Score Team:
The Duolingo Score team builds the experiences that help learners understand, celebrate, and share their progress across languages. On this team, you will shape core features that make our scoring system more transparent and motivating. This includes score detail pages and feed moments to sharing flows that bring achievements into the real world.
We’re looking for Android engineers who love crafting polished mobile experiences and care deeply about data-informed product decisions. If you are excited to bridge the gap between technical execution and product impact to make learner progress feel tangible and rewarding, we want to hear from you!
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
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
Strong programming experience building reactive Android apps
Demonstrated self-direction, with a desire both to learn new techniques and mentor others
Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs
Experience writing unit tests and testable code
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:
$177,700 — $240,400 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 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 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTX9GKeRMOMA9Vtm0vfGibrYPYz8ysl0Dg8KSXgj_PxeT5ChsdnNZZWtpxu4t7xillTPGnngnKCjIbV/pub) .
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here (http://my.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in?job_board=duolingo) .