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. 

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About the role...

We’re looking for a Software Engineer I to join our China team. In this role, you’ll build and ship features that drive user growth and deliver high-quality learning experiences to millions of learners in China. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers to create engaging, localized experiences tailored to this market.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a fast-moving, high-impact team focused on one of Duolingo’s most important growth regions. You’ll gain experience working across the stack (backend and client), running experiments, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve key metrics like daily active users (DAU).

🧠  You will...

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to drive user growth in China.
• Work with Government Relations (GR) and cross-functional partners to ensure product compliance in China
• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Contribute to code reviews and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and scalability

✅  You have...

• Graduated or will graduate with a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field (i.e. math, physics, or data science) before summer 2026
• 0–1 years of experience programming in one or more of: Java, Python, Kotlin, or Swift
• Dedication to our mission of universally available education
• Relocation to Beijing, China. This position is based in Beijing.

⭐  Exceptional candidates will have...

• A GPA of 3.6+
• A Duolingo streak
• Proficient in both spoken and written English.

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 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. 

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

About the role...

We’re looking for founding members of the newly formed Asia Growth team. Your role will be to improve the Android user experience by leveraging your extensive experience to enhance the performance and efficiency of our Android app. This position offers an exciting opportunity to drive performance improvement initiatives that directly impact user experience and retention. Join us to make a significant impact on Duolingo’s key business metric DAU, worldwide!

🧠  You will...

• Quickly develop native Android application performance optimizations in Kotlin.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify performance bottlenecks and implement solutions.
• Perform experiment analysis on features and find opportunities for optimization.

✅  You have...

• A minimum of 5 years of programming experience in Android development with a strong focus on performance optimization.
• Experience in developing world-class apps with stability, performance, and scalability in mind.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex performance issues, including memory leaks, UI lag, and slow network responses.
• The ability to communicate technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A desire to make the world a better place through technology and education.
• Ability to apply user insights, data, and statistical analyses to inform decisions.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Ability to work from or relocate to Beijing, China.

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 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. 

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

About the role

We’re looking for founding members of the newly formed Asia Growth team. Your role will be to improve the Android user experience by leveraging your extensive experience to enhance the performance and efficiency of our Android app. This position offers an exciting opportunity to drive performance improvement initiatives that directly impact user experience and retention. Join us to make a significant impact on Duolingo’s key business metric DAU, worldwide!

  You will...

• Quickly develop native Android application performance optimizations in Kotlin.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify performance bottlenecks and implement solutions.
• Perform experiment analysis on features and find opportunities for optimization.

  You have...

• A minimum of 5 years of programming experience in Android development with a strong focus on performance optimization.
• Experience in developing world-class apps with stability, performance, and scalability in mind.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex performance issues, including memory leaks, UI lag, and slow network responses.
• The ability to communicate technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A desire to make the world a better place through technology and education.
• Ability to apply user insights, data, and statistical analyses to inform decisions.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Ability to work from or relocate to Beijing, China.