Software Engineer I
DuolingoOur 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 educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
Read our blog to learn more.
About the role...
We’re looking for an Android Software Engineer I to join our Onboarding team. In this role, you’ll build and ship features that drive user growth and deliver high-quality learning experiences to millions of learners worldwide. You’ll work closely with product managers and designers to create engaging experiences for new users.
This is an opportunity to contribute to a fast-moving, high-impact team focused on improving the new user experience. You’ll gain experience working across the stack (Android and backend), running experiments, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve key metrics like daily active users (DAU) and new users day 7 retention (NUD7).
🧠 You will...
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to drive user growth
- 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
- Experience programming in one or more of: 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 3.6+
- A Duolingo streak
- Proficient in both spoken and written English
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