Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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 Backend team, you will play a key role in building and optimizing the systems that power Duolingo’s learning app, ensuring the platform remains reliable and high-performing.

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

Requirements:

• 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
• Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers