Software Engineer, Android

Duolingo's mission is to provide the best education globally. As an Android engineer in the Growth Pillar, you will develop features to enhance user growth and learning experiences for millions. This role involves collaborating with design and animation teams to craft delightful experiences, solving complex technical problems, and making data-driven decisions through experiments. You will have opportunities for learning, mentorship, and working on impactful projects.

Must Have

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to drive user growth.
• Skilled in developing, launching, and maintaining high-quality native Android applications.
• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Contribute to code reviews and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and scalability.
• Graduated or will graduate with a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field before summer 2026.
• 0-1 years of experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin.
• Dedication to our mission of universally available education.
• Willingness to relocate to Beijing, China.

Good to Have

• A GPA of 3.5+
• A Duolingo streak
• Proficient in both spoken and written English.

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!

At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.

Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

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About the role

As an Android engineer in Growth Pillar, you will develop features to contribute to Duolingo's user growth and bring the best learning experience to millions of learners. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about crafting delightful experiences in close collaboration with our world-class design and animation teams. Our ideal candidate will be versatile, display leadership skills and be hardworking to tackle new problems across the full-stack as we continue to innovate. We take pride in offering equal opportunities for all our employees, regardless of their international backgrounds.

You will...

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to drive user growth.
• Skilled in developing, launching, and maintaining high-quality native Android applications.
• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Contribute to code reviews and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and scalability

You have...

• Graduated or will graduate with a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field (i.e. math, physics or data science) before summer 2026
• 0-1 years of experience programming in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Kotlin.
• Dedication to our mission of universally available education
• Relocation to Beijing, China. This position is based in Beijing.

Exceptional candidates will have...

• A GPA of 3.5+
• A Duolingo streak
• Proficient in both spoken and written English.

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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. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com.

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