Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Content Infrastructure
At Duolingo, you'll 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. 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.
- 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 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
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers
- Experience with industry observability technology, such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, or DataDog.
Pay
The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation.
Benefits
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.