Senior iOS Engineer

Duolingo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 178,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer on the Ads team to build and scale high-quality iOS experiences in a data-driven environment. You will collaborate across product, design, data science, and operations to deliver ads that fit seamlessly into the app and support the company’s monetization goals.

The role emphasizes Swift-based iOS development, mentorship of juniors, and ownership of production-grade APIs. Equity compensation is part of the offer, alongside competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience programming in Swift.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects.
• Develop, release, and maintain native iOS applications, primarily in Swift.
• Mentor and set technical direction for junior engineers across the company.

Skills

Swift

iOS development

API design

Multithreading

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Cocoa Touch

Xcode

Job description

Our 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 finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.

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

About The Role

Ads Team: Duolingo's Monetization pillar builds the systems that fund our mission: from subscription packaging and advertising to ML-powered personalization and beyond. As a Senior iOS Engineer on Ads, you'll work on a product engineering team responsible for growing and scaling Duolingo's ads business: bringing high-quality ads that delight learners, fit seamlessly into our product experience, and meaningfully contribute to Duolingo’s bottom line. The team will own the systems behind ad serving, mediation and demand, in-product ad formats and surfaces, and more. You'll work cross functionally with product, design, data science, machine learning, and ad operations.

IAP Team

The In App Purchases team owns Duolingo’s in-app purchase business: the gem economy, the shop, and avatar cosmetics and collectibles. You’ll build purchase flows and the systems behind them, then prove out what works through experimentation. Avatar cosmetics and collectibles are our new initiatives to drive DAU aligned monetization.

You will

• Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
• Develop, release, and maintain native iOS applications, primarily in Swift
• Mentor and set technical direction for junior engineers across the company

You have

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• A solid foundation in computer science with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Programming experience in Swift

Exceptional candidates will have

• Strong proficiency in Swift, with proven ability to build and maintain production-level applications
• Strong technical knowledge of iOS mobile application development for iPhone/iPad using Swift with Cocoa Touch and related frameworks
• Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs
• Experience with multithreaded programming
• Experience writing unit tests and testable code
• Knowledge of iOS SDK performance tools and optimization techniques

Salary Range

$177,700—$240,400 USD

The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation.

Benefits

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Accommodations

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 [e-mail].

Equal Employment Opportunity

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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