Talent Attraction Partner

Duolingo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 119,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Talent Attraction Partner to collaborate with our recruiting team and drive outbound and referral talent for engineering roles. You will identify, engage, and mentor top technical talent to join our mission.

You will partner with recruiters and hiring managers to craft tailored sourcing strategies, build pipelines, and deliver market insights that prioritize the right candidates for rapid growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2+ years of sourcing experience for engineering roles, high-volume outbound focus.
• Ability to build and nurture diverse talent pools and maintain pipelines.
• Proficiency with G-Suite, Greenhouse, Gem, and SeekOut; strong Boolean searches.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to develop sourcing strategies for technical roles, especially mobile and software engineering.
• Proactively build and maintain a strong pipeline using outbound sourcing and CRM re-engagement.
• Attend intake meetings to understand role requirements and provide calibrated recommendations.
• Conduct recruiter screens to assess technical fit and guide hiring managers.
• Create market maps and talent intelligence reports to inform TAM and prioritise pipelines.
• Run A/B tests on outreach and iterate to improve candidate funnel performance.

Skills

Sourcing high-volume roles

CRM re-engagement

Boolean logic

Relationship building

Time management

Adaptability to fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

G-Suite

Greenhouse

Gem

SeekOut

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 educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.

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

Read our blog to learn more.

About the role

We’re looking for a Talent Attraction Partner to partner closely with our industry-leading recruiting team, driving both outbound and referral talent efforts. In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of identifying, engaging, and inspiring top engineering talent to join our mission.

You will

• Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to develop and implement tailored sourcing strategies for high-volume technical roles, with a key focus on mobile and software engineering.
• Proactively build and maintain a strong pipeline of top-tier technical talent using a mix of outbound sourcing and CRM re‑engagement
• Attend intake meetings to deeply understand each role’s requirements
• Conduct recruiter screens to evaluate technical alignment and share calibrated recommendations with the hiring manager.
• Own the creation of market maps and talent intelligence reports that provide total addressable market (TAM) insights, inform sourcing strategies, and help prioritize pipeline efforts.
• Run A/B tests on outreach strategies and continuously iterate to improve candidate funnel performance.
• Balance speed and precision, reaching out to volume at scale without sacrificing personalization or quality of engagement.

You have

• A Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of sourcing experience with a focus on quality high-volume outbound support for engineering roles
• Proven ability to develop and nurture relationships with diverse and hard-to-reach talent pools.
• Proficiency in G‑Suite, Greenhouse, and sourcing tools (Gem and SeekOut).
• Fluent in Boolean logic and skilled in CRM re‑engagement searches to unlock value from talent communities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and a proactive problem‑solving mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment and iterating on sourcing strategies as business needs evolve.

Exceptional candidates will have

• A data‑driven approach that balances speed and precision in candidate engagement.
• A long-running Duolingo streak (bonus points ).

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!

$119,000—$161,000 USD

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.