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Duolingo · 2 weeks ago

Staff Android Engineer, Client Architecture

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$200K/yr - $300K/yr

Duolingo is on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As a Staff Android Engineer on the Client Architecture team, you will evaluate and set the direction of Android architecture while mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

E-LearningEducationLanguage LearningMobile Apps
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Responsibilities

Represent the team in architectural discussions and stakeholder conversations, serving as a bridge between Client Platform and Product feature teams
Work within our Client Platform area to create and maintain the foundational building blocks of our application infrastructure
Foster a culture of engineering excellence and mentor engineers of all experience levels
Explore, prototype, and implement improvements to our existing application architecture to enable engineers to build stable, performant, and well-tested product features

Qualification

Android software engineeringKotlinCoroutinesNative Android developmentAndroid SDK performance toolsTechnical strategyTesting best practicesAI toolingMentoringCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

Strong Android software engineering experience, developing scalable production software and an excellent command of engineering fundamentals
Deep expertise in Kotlin and coroutines concurrency primitives
Proficiency in native Android development using standard tools and frameworks

Preferred

Knowledge of Android SDK performance tools and optimization techniques
Experience developing and leading long-term technical strategy
Deep understanding of testing best practices
Working knowledge of modern AI tooling

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)
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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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