Staff TPM - DevAmp & AI-Driven Productivity

Drive Capital; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is hiring a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead a high-impact initiative in Developer Amplification, aiming to double developer productivity with AI-powered tooling and streamlined processes. You will define strategy, align engineering, product and data science, and drive cross-functional programs from concept to launch with strong executive visibility.

Relocation to Seattle, WA is expected. You will coach TPMs and engineering leads, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and deliver

Qualifications

• Proven TPM or engineering leadership with large-scale programs.
• Strong ability to relocate to Seattle, WA.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact.
• Experience with AI/ML and AWS at scale.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the roadmap for doubling developer productivity across Duolingo, aligning engineering, product, and data science around a shared vision, sequencing the work, and holding teams accountable to measurable outcomes.
• Lead organizational change management as engineering teams adopt new ways of working, building alignment, communicating progress to executives and ICs, and helping teams internalize new processes and tooling.
• Partner with DevAmp Area leads to accelerate developer productivity through AI-powered tooling, ensuring programs have clear goals, measurable impact, and sustained momentum across engineering squads.
• Lead the delivery of strategic, high-impact cross-functional initiatives from conceptualization to launch, operating with significant autonomy across multiple workstreams.
• Partner with engineering, product, data science, QA, and executive leadership to ensure communication and alignment; serve as the connective tissue between Duolingo strategy and day-to-day execution.

Skills

TPM experience

Engineering leadership

Executive presence

Technical credibility

Delivery planning

Education

CS degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

AWS at scale

ML infrastructure

LLM tooling

Job description

Duolingo is hiring a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead a high-impact initiative in Developer Amplification, aiming to double developer productivity with AI-powered tooling and streamlined processes. You will define strategy, align engineering, product and data science, and drive cross-functional programs from concept to launch with strong executive visibility.

Relocation to Seattle, WA is expected. You will coach TPMs and engineering leads, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and deliver