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Duolingo · 8 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$178K/yr - $240K/yr

Duolingo is on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Chess, Social, or Math Teaching teams, you will collaborate on software projects, develop backend services, and lead project priorities to enhance educational experiences for users.

E-LearningEducationLanguage LearningMobile Apps
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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Data structuresAlgorithmsSoftware designJavaPythonKotlinDatabase technologiesCollaborationProject management

Required

A Bachelor's 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

Preferred

Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers

Company

Duolingo

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Duolingo is a language-learning education platform that offers 98 total courses across nearly 40 distinct languages.
dateFounded in 2011
location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.duolingo.com

H1B Sponsorship

Duolingo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (41)
2024 (46)
2023 (36)
2022 (19)
2021 (14)
2020 (17)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$183.3M
Key Investors
General AtlanticCapitalGDrive Capital
2021-07-28IPO
2020-11-18Series H· $35M
2020-04-14Series G· $10M

Leadership Team

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Luis von Ahn
CEO, co-Founder & Board Member
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Severin Hacker
CTO & Cofounder
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Recent News

Benzinga.com
Duolingo Stock Jumps After Bank of America Says It's More Than A Language App
2026-01-06
Sherwood News
Duolingo jumps following BofA upgrade
2026-01-06
TradingView
Duolingo rises; BofA upgrades to 'buy'
2026-01-05
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