Duolingo

Staff Product Designer

Duolingo • $200K — $300K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Online portfolio showcasing mobile app or web design expertise
  • Previous design experience in consumer applications or software
  • Commitment to detail and excellence in work
  • Strong ability to articulate design decisions and processes
  • Experience with AI tools for ideation and prototyping

Responsibilities

  • Enhance user experience across features of the Duolingo language app
  • Lead initiatives within the product design team
  • Collaborate with designers and artists to evolve Duolingo's design language
  • Partner with engineers and product managers for strategic product development
  • Work with both broad concepts and specific tactical features
  • Foster a spirited collaboration with design and product teams
  • Integrate various elements, from copy to animation, in user experience
  • Utilize AI tools in the creative process

Benefits

  • Equity compensation opportunities
  • Extensive world-class benefits package
  • Support for holistic employee well-being
  • Multi-level salary range offered
Full Job Description
About the role

This role is a key part of the Design team-Duolingo's key creative partner across nearly every project. From our mobile apps and website to our brand voice, email newsletters, and community events, the Design team helps shape the full user experience. At Duolingo, we take pride in crafting experiences that are both user-friendly and fun-and we sweat the details to get them just right.

You will...
  • Work on the user experience across features within the Duolingo language app
  • Play a leadership role on the product design team
  • Work collaboratively with designers and artists to build upon and expand the Duolingo design language
  • Partner with engineers and product managers to define both the long-term strategy and the short-term tactics for our products
  • Sometimes work on very broadly defined, loose concepts, and sometimes on narrowly defined, tactical features
  • Work in a highly enthusiastic fashion with the design and product teams
  • Consider all parts when crafting the experience: from copy to animation to business impact
  • Use a mix of internal and third-party AI tools at every step of your creative process


You have...
  • An online portfolio with mobile app or web design samples
  • Design experience in a consumer application, product, or software role
  • A desire to strive for excellence in your work until all details are attended to
  • The ability to explain your work, process, and decisions and seek feedback to help you produce your best work
  • Experience ideating, building and prototyping with AI tools, like ChatGPT and Cursor


Exceptional candidates will have...
  • Experience with managing early-career designers and an interest in developing design talent
  • Have worked at a high-paced tech start-up
  • Illustration and/or animation skill-set
  • Experience participating in or leading user research sessions
  • Shipped AI-driven products


We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.

This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range:

$200,000-$300,000 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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