Software Engineer, New Graduate

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo is the world's most popular learning app. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

About the role

   You will...

• Contribute to full-stack software projects by developing, testing, and maintaining features and services.

• Develop, release, and maintain services and/or infrastructure

• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

• Contribute to code reviews and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and scalability

   You have...

• Graduating in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field (i.e. math, physics or data science)

• Programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Kotlin or Swift.

• Dedication to our mission of universally available education

• Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA

   Exceptional candidates will have...

• A GPA of 3.5+

• A Duolingo streak

What you can expect…

• Close support from your mentor and your team

• Working on features and projects that will have real impact for our learners and internal users

• A fun, mission-driven environment, where you’ll have lots of opportunities to grow as an engineer and make meaningful connections with your colleagues

• Past Projects include: 

  • Adding Hindi and Indonesian to the iOS app

  • Launching new exercise types

  • Building and owning new microservices

  • Optimizing purchase flows and subscription features

  • Adding delightful animations to the core experience

  • Porting large features to new platforms (iOS, Android, web)

 Why you’ll love working here…

• Language learning opportunities

• Catered in-house lunches and breakfast

• Company-wide Hackathon

• PTO and company holidays

• Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!

 We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills.

Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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:

$123,300—$166,800 USD