Senior Software Engineer, Backend

TrulyHired; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Sur place; USD 183 000 - 247 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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

Connaissances

Java

Python

Kotlin

Data structures

Algorithms

Software design

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Prometheus

DataDog

Description du poste

Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Its a big mission, and thats where you come in!

At Duolingo, youll 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. Youll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes while doing work thats both fun and meaningful.

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

Were looking for backend engineers who have experience building and operating reliable, scalable systems. Your background may be in product engineering, infrastructure, platform engineering, or a combination of these. What matters most is strong backend fundamentals, sound systems thinking, and the ability to take ownership of complex technical problems from design through production.

Ads:

Duolingo's Monetization pillar builds the systems that fund our mission from subscription packaging and advertising to ML-powered personalization. As a Backend Engineer on the Ads team, you'll work on a product engineering team responsible for growing and scaling Duolingo's ads business: high-quality ads that delight learners, fit seamlessly into the product experience, and meaningfully contribute to our bottom line. The team owns 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.

You will...

• 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

You have...

• A Bachelors 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

Exceptional candidates will have...

• Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers
• Experience with industry observability technology, such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, or DataDog.

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. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!

Salary Range:

$182,800-$247,300 USD

Benefits:

Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.

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 [email protected].

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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