Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Ads

TrulyHired; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 183,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help build and operate reliable, scalable services that power our education platform for half a billion learners worldwide. You will collaborate with product and data teams to design robust systems, own backend components from design through production, and drive quality through iterative shipping and monitoring.

You will work with Java, Python, or Kotlin, and with modern databases and observability tools to ensure high availability and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin.
• Solid understanding of one or more database technologies.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Java

Python

Kotlin

Data structures

Algorithms

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Prometheus

DataDog

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help build and operate reliable, scalable services that power our education platform for half a billion learners worldwide. You will collaborate with product and data teams to design robust systems, own backend components from design through production, and drive quality through iterative shipping and monitoring.

You will work with Java, Python, or Kotlin, and with modern databases and observability tools to ensure high availability and