Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Duolingo • New York, NY

250d • $148,800 - $274,600

About The Position

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. As a Backend Engineer, you will work on building the APIs that power our products and give our learners a best-in-class experience. Our microservices infrastructure is composed of hundreds of endpoints serving hundreds of millions of requests per day. You will partner with your team members on identifying requirements and designing services that are fast, resilient, and cost-effective. You will have ownership over the entire lifecycle of your services and associated infrastructure, and ensure they are always operating well.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 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

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience building high-traffic APIs using public cloud providers

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Equity compensation
• World-class benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees