Software Engineering Manager - Consumer Product

The Briefed; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 204.000 - 306.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Catered in-house breakfast and lunch

Language learning opportunities

Monthly social events

Active employee clubs

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Descripción de la vacante

Duolingo, the world's leading language learning platform, seeks an Engineering Manager to co-lead cross-functional software teams within either the Language Learning or Monetization pillars. You will partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to hire, coach, and retain top engineers, drive rapid experimentation, and deliver features that move company KPIs.

You will guide architectural decisions, maintain high throughput with reliable CI/CD, and balance speed with long-term platform health

Formación

• Demonstrated experience leading, managing, building, and retaining teams of software engineers within high-performing technology organizations.
• Proven history of shipping multi-engineer, multi-week+ software projects that deliver measurable business and user impact.
• Deep comfort in data-driven environments; experience defining product metrics, designing A/B experiments, and evaluating statistical outcomes alongside analytics partners.
• Technical background sufficient to guide architectural decisions, critique code/system designs, evaluate trade-offs, and mentor senior engineers.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; track record of authoring clear technical specs, status updates, and executive briefings.

Responsabilidades

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Co-lead an integrated product pod alongside Product Management, Design, and Research leads; define team OKRs, strategic roadmaps, and execution cadences.
• People Management & Talent Development: Attract, hire, mentor, and retain diverse software engineering talent; set clear performance expectations, provide continuous coaching, and foster an inclusive culture.
• Experimentation & KPI Execution: Drive end-to-end execution of multi-engineer features from technical specs through A/B testing, statistical evaluation, and production deployment to move core business metrics.
• Technical Quality & Architectural Standards: Set engineering quality standards, establish robust CI/CD practices, manage tech debt, and ensure platform reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Operational Excellence & Prioritization: Eliminate delivery roadblocks, establish predictable shipping cadences, and make informed technical trade-offs between short-term speed and long-term platform health.

Conocimientos

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

People Management

Experimentation & KPI Execution

Technical & Architectural Depth

Stakeholder Communication

Software Management Experience

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

Descripción del empleo

Duolingo is the world's most popular learning platform, on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. We rely on data-driven experimentation—running over 300 concurrent A/B tests with our massive user base—to continuously elevate our learning experience and business growth.

As an Engineering Manager at Duolingo, you will co-lead cross-functional software engineering teams within either the Language Learning Pillar (core lesson experiences, gamified exercises, scaffolding, and pedagogical personalization) or the Monetization Pillar (subscriptions, ad platforms, and in-app purchases). Partnering closely with Product Management, Design, and Data Science, you will build and retain high-performing engineering teams, drive rapid A/B experimentation, balance feature velocity with architectural maintainability, and ship high-impact features that directly move company-level KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Co-lead an integrated product pod alongside Product Management, Design, and Research leads; define team OKRs, strategic roadmaps, and execution cadences.
• People Management & Talent Development: Attract, hire, mentor, and retain diverse software engineering talent; set clear performance expectations, provide continuous coaching, and foster an inclusive culture.
• Experimentation & KPI Execution: Drive end-to-end execution of multi-engineer features from technical specs through A/B testing, statistical evaluation, and production deployment to move core business metrics.
• Technical Quality & Architectural Standards: Set engineering quality standards, establish robust CI/CD practices, manage tech debt, and ensure platform reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Operational Excellence & Prioritization: Eliminate delivery roadblocks, establish predictable shipping cadences, and make informed technical trade-offs between short-term speed and long-term platform health.

Requirements

Engineering Management & Consumer Product Depth

• Software Management Track Record: Demonstrated experience leading, managing, building, and retaining teams of software engineers within high-performing technology organizations.
• Consumer Product Execution: Proven history of shipping multi-engineer, multi-week+ software projects that deliver measurable business and user impact.
• Experimentation & A/B Testing Fluency: Deep comfort in data-driven environments; experience defining product metrics, designing A/B experiments, and evaluating statistical outcomes alongside analytics partners.
• Technical & Architectural Depth: Technical background sufficient to guide architectural decisions, critique code/system designs, evaluate trade-offs, and mentor senior engineers.
• Stakeholder Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; track record of authoring clear technical specs, status updates, and executive briefings.

Education & Work Logistics

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Ability to work onsite from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York City, NY.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional engineering pods focused on core consumer product outcomes, monetization funnels, or mobile subscription growth.
• Demonstrated success setting team OKRs and operating cadences that consistently deliver outsized returns on corporate goals.
• Experience managing software delivery in fast-moving environments with broad cross-functional scope and ambiguity.

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Compensation & Equity: Base salary of $204,000 – $306,000 USD supplemented by competitive equity grants.
• Food & Well-Being: Catered in-house breakfast and lunch, language learning opportunities, monthly social events, and active employee clubs.
• Comprehensive Healthcare: Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
• Time Off & Growth: Company-wide annual Hackathon, generous PTO, paid company holidays, and dedicated professional development budgets.