Duolingo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Duolingo$182K — $247K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
  • Strong skills in data structures, algorithms, and software design
  • Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin
  • Solid understanding of one or more database technologies
  • Exceptional candidates may have industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers
  • Familiarity with observability technologies like OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, or DataDog

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on software projects involving product design and backend
  • Develop, release, and maintain backend services and infrastructure
  • Lead project priorities and milestones to ensure timely shipping
  • Build instrumentation frameworks to enhance monitoring and debugging
  • Design dashboards and connect signals for proactive issue detection

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options
  • Equity compensation to enhance long-term value
  • Stress on employee well-being with holistic care approaches
Full Job Description
Below you can find more information about the team we're hiring for:

Observability Team:

The Observability team builds infrastructure and tools that give engineers confidence and clarity at Duolingo scale. We create monitoring, alerting, and debugging experiences that help teams ship faster and respond to incidents effectively. In this team, you'll build instrumentation frameworks, deploy telemetry infrastructure, design dashboards, and connect signals to catch issues before they impact learners. We're looking for engineers passionate about developer experience and reliability.

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.


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. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!

Salary Range:

$182,800-$247,300 USD

Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.

About Duolingo

Duolingo is a language-learning platform that includes a language-learning website and app, as well as a digital language proficiency assessment exam. The company was founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. Duolingo offers courses in over 40 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Chinese. The platform is free to use, but users can pay for additional features. Duolingo has won numerous awards for its innovative approach to language learning.
Learn more about Duolingo
Size
400 employees
Market Cap
$2.7 billion
Industry
Founded
2011
NASDAQ

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