Senior Backend Engineer - Build Scalable Systems & Growth

Duolingo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 183.000 - 247.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Duolingo is hiring backend engineers to build and operate reliable, scalable systems for a global user base. You’ll own complex technical problems from design through production and collaborate across Platform, Monetization, and Growth pillars.

Strong backend fundamentals and experience with Java/Python/Kotlin, plus database prowess, are essential. Equity compensation is included along with base salary; accommodations during interviews can be requested.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms.
• Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Data structures

Algorithms

Java

Python

Kotlin

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Prometheus

DataDog

Jobbeschreibung

Duolingo is hiring backend engineers to build and operate reliable, scalable systems for a global user base. You’ll own complex technical problems from design through production and collaborate across Platform, Monetization, and Growth pillars.

Strong backend fundamentals and experience with Java/Python/Kotlin, plus database prowess, are essential. Equity compensation is included along with base salary; accommodations during interviews can be requested.