Senior Product Designer

Duolingo; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Mental health support

Fertility benefits

Parental leave

Care.com subscription

401(k) match

Paid time off

Home buyer bonus (Pittsburgh)

Competitive salary and equity

Professional development stipend

Transportation reimbursement

Lunch provided

Annual international retreat

Monthly team events

On-site gym and massages

Game room

Job summary

Duolingo is looking for a designer to join the Design team, partnering with fellow designers and cross-functional teammates on features across our mobile apps, website, and communications. You will help shape friendly, intuitive experiences that feel distinctly Duolingo, from polishing learner flows to supporting campaigns and community moments.

Design and prototype playful learning experiences for the Duolingo app, lead large work streams with independence, mentor across Design, and collaborate

Qualifications

• A strong online portfolio featuring simple consumer mobile apps.
• Ability to explain your work and decisions clearly and concisely.
• Experience shipping products at scale in a product organization.
• Fluency in creating high-fidelity prototypes quickly.
• A track record of career growth within previous companies.
• A big appetite for feedback to help you make your best work.
• Knowledge of solving hard problems within ambiguity and complexity.
• Strong understanding of brand and its role in business.
• Experience shaping motion and animation for user interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Partner with other designers and cross-functional teammates on features across our mobile apps, website, and communications.
• Polish learner flows and support campaigns and community moments to shape friendly, intuitive experiences.
• Design and prototype simple, playful learning experiences for the Duolingo app.
• Drive large work streams across your team with independence—you’ll lead!
• Be a peer leader and mentor across Duolingo Design.
• Collaborate with designers and artists to expand Duolingo’s design language.
• Partner with engineers and product managers to define what we build and how we get there.
• Consider animation, copy, UI to maximize business impact.

Skills

Visual design

Prototyping

Portfolio

Feedback culture

Problem solving

Decisiveness

Branding

AI/LLMs

Motion design

Cross-functional collaboration

Career growth

Communication

Job description

• This role is an important part of the Design team, partnering with other designers and cross-functional teammates on features across our mobile apps, website, and communications
• From polishing learner flows to supporting campaigns and community moments, you’ll help shape friendly, intuitive experiences that feel distinctly Duolingo
• We care deeply about craft, so you’ll grow your skills while contributing to work that’s both user-friendly and fun, sweating the details to get them just right
• Design and prototype simple, playful learning experiences for the Duolingo app
• Drive large work streams across your team with independence—you’ll lead!
• Be a peer leader and mentor across Duolingo Design
• Work with other designers and artists to expand Duolingo’s design language
• Partner with engineers and product managers to define what we build, and how we get there
• Consider every part of a finely crafted experience: animation, copy, UI to business impact

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision for employees as well as eligible partners and dependents
• Mental health benefits such as therapy sessions and coaching to support you to be your best self
• Fertility benefits to support your family planning journey
• Fully paid parental and adoption leave
• Fully paid subscription to Care.com and paid backup days for dependents and your fur family
• 401(k) with generous match and immediate vesting
• 20 days of paid time off, with two additional weeks off for winter break
• First-time home buyer bonus (in Pittsburgh)
• Competitive salaries and equity
• Yearly stipend for professional development
• Transportation reimbursement for however you get to work
• Lunch prepared daily by our in-house chefs
• Annual international retreat for all full-time employees
• Monthly events celebrating our team and their amazing work
• On-site gym and massages
• Game room for taking brain breaks

• The highest bar for visual design and interaction details
• Experience shipping products at scale in a product organization
• Fluency in creating high fidelity prototypes quickly
• The ability to explain your work and decisions simply and concisely
• An online portfolio featuring simple consumer mobile apps
• A big appetite for feedback to help you make your best work
• A bravery in solving hard problems within ambiguity and complexity
• The desire to make decisions fast
• Deep understanding for brand, and a brand’s role in business
• Know-how using AI and LLMs to make interesting ideas from scratch
• A track record of career growth within previous companies
• Skills shaping motion and animation for user interfaces
• A reputation of being a top performer and is sought after by other leaders