Senior Software Engineer, Backend
What We Do
The Duolingo Score team reflects learners' real language proficiency back to them. The Time Spent Learning team motivates learners to engage meaningfully with the Duolingo app. The Ads team builds systems that fund our mission. The Observability team builds infrastructure and tools that give engineers confidence and clarity at Duolingo scale.
What You'll Do
- 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
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a 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
- Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers
- Experience with industry observability technology, such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, or DataDog
What We Offer
- Base salary dependent upon work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons
- Equity compensation
- Benefits including holistic well-being support
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on 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.
Accommodations
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.
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