Senior Product Manager, Duolingo English Test

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Product Design • Product Management

About the job

Job Description

Lead the development of a secure testing platform for Duolingo English Test. 5+ years of product management experience with focus on AI/video products. Proven ability to leverage data, user insights & statistical analysis for decision making.
Must have:
  • Product Management
  • AI Products
  • User Insights
  • Data Analysis
Good to have:
  • Machine Learning
  • Video Products
  • User Experience
  • Project Leadership
Perks:
  • Holistic Well-being
  • Employee Benefits
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Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Our Product Managers (PMs) have ownership over product optimizations and features, from independently run experiments to major product decisions. Backed by strong analytical skills and business acumen, and inspired by access to senior leadership and transparency into how they make product decisions, our PMs develop insights that lead to new product ideas and Duolingo’s next beloved feature. 

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


About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Platform Product Manager to increase the security of Duolingo English Test. You will lead the development of an innovative testing platform using the latest Machine Learning & AI technologies aimed at creating a secure test environment.

The Duolingo English Test is one of our fastest growing businesses at Duolingo. With over 5,000 partner institutions, we are disrupting the high-stakes language-assessment market. Students can take our test from home because it is proctored through AI-based technology. The Duolingo English Test saves students time and money, allowing partner institutions to provide a better experience to their students and to gain access to a more diverse applicant pool. If you love making a difference in the world through technology, this is the place for you.

 

  You will...

  • Build features that enhance the security and authenticity of the test
  • Collaborate with a team of AI researchers and engineers building new AI-powered feature
  • Partner with product designers to ensure a delightful user experience while considering trade-offs to increase test security
  • Work with executive leadership to drive product strategy for the Duolingo English Test
  • Drive product features through their entire creative cycle: ideation, specification, development, release, analysis, and iteration
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative research to explore and validate feature ideas
  • Be responsible for hitting the key performance indicators you are entrusted with

 

  You have...

  • 5+ years of product management or related industry experience
  • Experience building AI or video related products
  • Experience leading projects and teams
  • Ability to apply user insights, data, and statistical analyses to inform decisions
  • An instinct for creating simple and intuitive user experiences
  • Demonstrated ability to be resourceful, curious, and innovative
  • A desire to make the world a better place through technology and education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Design, Psychology, or equivalent

 

  Exceptional candidates will have...

  • Advanced degree in Business, Computer Science, Design, Psychology, or equivalent
  • Understanding of machine learning concepts, frameworks, and best practices

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

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 your recruiter.

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.

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About The Company

Duolingo is the world’s most popular way to learn a language. Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.


Founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and in 2019 became the top-grossing education app worldwide. The app has been awarded Apple's iPhone App of the Year and Android's Best of the Best.


Learning a new language used to be expensive; we believe it should be free. Over 1.2 billion people are learning a second language and most of them are learning English to improve their lives.


Learning a new language is hard; we believe it can be fun. We use bite-sized lessons that feel like playing a game to keep our learners motivated. 


With over 500 million learners we have unprecedented data insights on how people learn. Our teams of language learning scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI experts use this data to constantly improve our effectiveness. We’re building a future in which the highest-quality education is accessible to all. 


Duolingo has raised US $138 million from investors including Union Square Ventures, Capital G (formerly Google Capital), NewView Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Drive Capital, Ashton Kutcher and Tim Ferriss.


Duolingo has been named to: BuiltIn's Best Places to Work (2023), Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators (2022), Fast Company 10 Most Innovative Education Company (2022), Best Machine Learning Startups for by Glassdoor (2020), Forbes' "Next Billion Dollar Startups" (2019), CNBC's Disruptor 50 (2018, 2019), Fortune's "Change the World" list (2019), TIME Magazine's Genius Companies (2018), Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" (2017, 2018, 2020), Inc.'s "Best Places to Work" (2018), Entrepreneur's "Top Company Cultures" (2018).

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