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Govini builds software that accelerates the Defense Acquisition Process. The Ark, Govini’s flagship product, combines commercial data and artificial intelligence into applications that solve challenges across the entire spectrum of Defense Acquisition, including Supply Chain, Science and Technology, Production, Sustainment, and Modernization. With the Ark, the Acquisition community eliminates slow, manual processes and gains the ability to rapidly imagine, produce, and field critical warfighting capabilities. The Ark transforms Defense Acquisition into a strategic advantage. Govini has offices in Arlington, Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Product Designer to continue growing our Design team and help shape the future of the Ark. You should be engineering-oriented, extremely proficient in UI standards and patterns, and above all else, a critical thinker and problem solver who can take ownership over feature strategy and development. A strong candidate can not only convert ambiguous objectives into empowering and enjoyable experiences but also help facilitate all parts of the process, including initial ideation, product scoping, low-fidelity prototyping, interaction design, and client engagement.
Our product team is a collaborative group of product designers, implementation specialists, product managers, and engineers. We operate within integrated project teams (IPTs), each of which focuses on key user workflows and needs that we have identified in the defense space. You will join an IPT depending on your background and take charge of the tasks for that track.
This role is a full-time position located out of our offices in Pittsburgh, PA. This role may require up to 25% travel.
Scope of Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product managers, data analysts, and go-to-market teams to understand user needs and translate them into product features, concepts, workflows, and user experiences.
- Collaborate with the product managers, engineers, data scientists, and implementation specialists in your IPT to ideate, define, develop, implement, and validate solutions for the Ark
- Design and document user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes that optimize data visualization and facilitate data exploration, and that fully align with product requirements documentation.
- Collaborate directly with integrated product teams, including engineering and data science, to support implementation of UI designs, engage in productive cost-benefit discussions to assess potential deviations from designs, and support future iteration and development against long term objectives.
- Present and defend designs and key milestones to clients, peers, and executive-level stakeholders
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of an established design system and UI component library
- Become an expert on Ark.ai itself and the commercial and publicly-sourced data represented in it.
- Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills
- Lead and mentor product designers
- Put customers at the center of all ideation and development
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- 3-5+ years of experience designing and shipping complex, intuitive, and successful web-based products - ideally with a data component
- Bachelor's degree in HCD, HCI, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or related field
- Portfolio with revenue-generating case studies
- Interest in defense tech, analysis, and data visualization
- Mastery of Figma, Adobe CC, and general design techniques
- Ability to leverage, stand up, and maintain component libraries designed for the web
- Experience working in an agile development process, while being able to balance scope, speed, and quality
- Precise visual and interaction design skills
- Ability to solve problems creatively, effectively, and at multiple fidelities
- Awareness of the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
Desired Skills:
- Masters in HCD, HCI, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or related field
- Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain one with our sponsorship
- Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
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Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role...
We’re looking for a Narrative Designer to add delight and depth to our characters by shaping how they behave and show up across new learning experiences beyond Language—like Math, Music, and more.
🧠 You will...
- Own and evolve a character experience within a New Subjects area (e.g., Math, Music)
- Write dialog and UI strings that capture our characters’ established style and tone
- Integrate character personality into lessons and core product moments
- Shape how characters behave across surfaces, balancing systems that guide their performance
- Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to define and iterate on character-driven features
✅ You have...
- Excellent creative writing skills and expertise in crafting character-rich dialog
- Strong ability to mine the zeitgeist for themes (and memes!) to keep content fresh and fun
- Deep experience collaborating with engineering, art, and product management partners
- Experience working on interactive products or systems (not just linear content)
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Game design experience, especially a deep understanding of narrative system design
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
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Apply to Duolingo
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role...
We’re looking for a Narrative Designer to add delight and depth to our characters by shaping how they behave and show up across new learning experiences beyond Language—like Math, Music, and more.
🧠 You will...
- Own and evolve a character experience within a New Subjects area (e.g., Math, Music)
- Write dialog and UI strings that capture our characters’ established style and tone
- Integrate character personality into lessons and core product moments
- Shape how characters behave across surfaces, balancing systems that guide their performance
- Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to define and iterate on character-driven features
✅ You have...
- Excellent creative writing skills and expertise in crafting character-rich dialog
- Strong ability to mine the zeitgeist for themes (and memes!) to keep content fresh and fun
- Deep experience collaborating with engineering, art, and product management partners
- Experience working on interactive products or systems (not just linear content)
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Game design experience, especially a deep understanding of narrative system design
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Duolingo
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the Role
Duolingo’s Creative Technologists sit at the intersection of design, animation, and engineering—turning ambitious ideas into interactive, production-ready experiences that reach millions of learners. As a Creative Technology Manager, you’ll both manage a team of Creative Technologists and directly elevate how we use art, motion, and interactivity to create delightful, performant, and scalable learning experiences. You’ll lead the prototyping of new ideas, build production-ready systems, and shape the tooling that enables teams to move faster. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Creative Technology and is based in Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
🧠 You will...
- Act as the technical lead for cross-functional partners (product designers, product managers, and engineers) to unblock bold ideas and drive them from concept through delivery
- Develop your team’s skills and careers, giving clear, actionable feedback and coaching toward greater scope and impact
- Create and evolve complex animated UI using Rive or similar technologies for high-visibility features across the app
- Collaborate directly with iOS and Android engineers to design asset functionality, troubleshoot, and optimize performance
- Shape our design and animation ecosystem (Rive, Figma, Unity, internal tools) by developing tools, automations, and systems that scale high-quality output
✅ You have...
- 5+ years in roles adjacent to creative technology (e.g., technical animation, gameplay scripting, CG supervision, pipeline/TD work) with proven people management or leadership experience.
- A portfolio or demo reel that demonstrates:
- High-quality visuals delivered within real-world performance constraints
- Reducing complexity while achieving product goals
- Systems thinking (e.g., reusable animation or interaction systems)
- Tooling that meaningfully improves team workflows
- Prototyping savvy and end-to-end problem solving
- Strong programming or scripting skills (e.g., Python, C++, or similar).
- Excellent communication skills, including fluency in design-to-engineering handoffs, and communicating technical constraints to non-technical partners.
- Experience operating in highly ambiguous environments and independently driving projects with cross-functional dependencies.
- Ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Experience creating interactive animation for mobile products at scale
- Proficiency with Rive for building UI and designing complex user interactions
- A strong motion and design sensibility across 3D or 2D animation pipelines (Maya, Blender, Houdini, or Toon Boom, etc.)
- Understanding of game design principles, especially for learning contexts
- A passion for the craft and a care for their people.
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Duolingo
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role
This role is an important part of the Design team, partnering with other designers and cross-functional teammates on features across our mobile apps, website, and communications. From polishing learner flows to supporting campaigns and community moments, you’ll help shape friendly, intuitive experiences that feel distinctly Duolingo. We care deeply about craft, so you’ll grow your skills while contributing to work that’s both user-friendly and fun, sweating the details to get them just right.
🧠You will...
- Design and prototype simple, playful learning experiences for the Duolingo app
- Drive large work streams across your team with independence—you’ll lead!
- Be a peer leader and mentor across Duolingo Design
- Work with other designers and artists to expand Duolingo’s design language
- Partner with engineers and product managers to define what we build, and how we get there
- Consider every part of a finely crafted experience: animation, copy, UI to business impact
✅ You have...
- An online portfolio featuring simple consumer mobile apps
- The highest bar for visual design and interaction details
- Fluency in creating high fidelity prototypes quickly
- Experience shipping products at scale in a product organization
- The ability to explain your work and decisions simply and concisely
- A big appetite for feedback to help you make your best work
- A bravery in solving hard problems within ambiguity and complexity
⭐Exceptional candidates will have...
- The desire to make decisions fast
- Know-how using AI and LLMs to make interesting ideas from scratch
- Deep understanding for brand, and a brand’s role in business
- Skills shaping motion and animation for user interfaces
- A track record of career growth within previous companies
- A reputation of being a top performer and is sought after by other leaders
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Duolingo
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role...
We’re looking to hire a Staff Product Researcher to join our Product Research team to work directly with Designers and Product Managers to help us build a high-quality experience for our learners. You’ll help shape a product used by millions of users around the world by integrating research into Duolingo’s unique product development process and generating insights that guide teams in choosing what to build and how to build it.
This is a high-impact, fast-paced role for a mixed-method researcher who can drive clarity in ambiguous spaces, influence product decisions, and deliver actionable insights at the pace of product development.
🧠 You will...
- Set research direction with cross-functional partners by identifying the highest-impact questions and translating them into a clear, prioritized research projects
- Lead end-to-end research across the product lifecycle, including 0→1 discovery on big bets, concept testing, and post-launch UX/UI iterations
- Develop strong product intuition to generate insights and product ideas that connect the learner experience to product strategy, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes
- Build durable visibility for research: establish systems for sharing outputs and deliver regular, decision-focused updates that keep stakeholders aligned
- Elevate research impact through leadership beyond your own projects: mentor other researchers, uplevel our research practices, and introduce innovative methods/tooling when it increases speed and rigor
✅ You have...
- 8+ years of experience leading product research for consumer-facing digital products, including owning complex problem spaces
- Mixed-method, collaborative research experience working with designers and product managers
- Experience using AI tools throughout the research process
- Demonstrated ability to generate clear and concise insights that deliver successful product outcomes
- Experience thriving in high-velocity environments while maintaining strong research rigor and craft
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Experience conducting international research or working with globally diverse audiences
- Familiarity with SQL
- Experience in consumer tech or gaming
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Duolingo
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role...
We’re looking to hire a Staff Product Researcher to join our Product Research team to work directly with Designers and Product Managers to help us build a high-quality experience for our learners. You’ll help shape a product used by millions of users around the world by integrating research into Duolingo’s unique product development process and generating insights that guide teams in choosing what to build and how to build it.
This is a high-impact, fast-paced role for a mixed-method researcher who can drive clarity in ambiguous spaces, influence product decisions, and deliver actionable insights at the pace of product development.
🧠 You will...
- Set research direction with cross-functional partners by identifying the highest-impact questions and translating them into a clear, prioritized research projects
- Lead end-to-end research across the product lifecycle, including 0→1 discovery on big bets, concept testing, and post-launch UX/UI iterations
- Develop strong product intuition to generate insights and product ideas that connect the learner experience to product strategy, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes
- Build durable visibility for research: establish systems for sharing outputs and deliver regular, decision-focused updates that keep stakeholders aligned
- Elevate research impact through leadership beyond your own projects: mentor other researchers, uplevel our research practices, and introduce innovative methods/tooling when it increases speed and rigor
✅ You have...
- 8+ years of experience leading product research for consumer-facing digital products, including owning complex problem spaces
- Mixed-method, collaborative research experience working with designers and product managers
- Experience using AI tools throughout the research process
- Demonstrated ability to generate clear and concise insights that deliver successful product outcomes
- Experience thriving in high-velocity environments while maintaining strong research rigor and craft
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Experience conducting international research or working with globally diverse audiences
- Familiarity with SQL
- Experience in consumer tech or gaming
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Duolingo
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!
Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.
Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the Role
Duolingo’s Creative Technologists sit at the intersection of design, animation, and engineering—turning ambitious ideas into interactive, production-ready experiences that reach millions of learners. As a Creative Technology Manager, you’ll both manage a team of Creative Technologists and directly elevate how we use art, motion, and interactivity to create delightful, performant, and scalable learning experiences. You’ll lead the prototyping of new ideas, build production-ready systems, and shape the tooling that enables teams to move faster. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Creative Technology and is based in Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
🧠 You will...
- Act as the technical lead for cross-functional partners (product designers, product managers, and engineers) to unblock bold ideas and drive them from concept through delivery
- Develop your team’s skills and careers, giving clear, actionable feedback and coaching toward greater scope and impact
- Create and evolve complex animated UI using Rive or similar technologies for high-visibility features across the app
- Collaborate directly with iOS and Android engineers to design asset functionality, troubleshoot, and optimize performance
- Shape our design and animation ecosystem (Rive, Figma, Unity, internal tools) by developing tools, automations, and systems that scale high-quality output
✅ You have...
- 5+ years in roles adjacent to creative technology (e.g., technical animation, gameplay scripting, CG supervision, pipeline/TD work) with proven people management or leadership experience.
- A portfolio or demo reel that demonstrates:
- High-quality visuals delivered within real-world performance constraints
- Reducing complexity while achieving product goals
- Systems thinking (e.g., reusable animation or interaction systems)
- Tooling that meaningfully improves team workflows
- Prototyping savvy and end-to-end problem solving
- Strong programming or scripting skills (e.g., Python, C++, or similar).
- Excellent communication skills, including fluency in design-to-engineering handoffs, and communicating technical constraints to non-technical partners.
- Experience operating in highly ambiguous environments and independently driving projects with cross-functional dependencies.
- Ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Experience creating interactive animation for mobile products at scale
- Proficiency with Rive for building UI and designing complex user interactions
- A strong motion and design sensibility across 3D or 2D animation pipelines (Maya, Blender, Houdini, or Toon Boom, etc.)
- Understanding of game design principles, especially for learning contexts
- A passion for the craft and a care for their people.
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.
Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.
Sign up for job alerts here.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Duolingo
Company Overview
At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Lead Industrial Designer to drive the design and user experience of our next-generation robotic systems. In this role, you will collaborate with engineering, software, and UX teams to create intuitive, functional, and visually compelling robotic solutions. Your designs will shape human-robot interaction, blending practicality with innovation.
Responsibilities
- Lead industrial design strategy from concept to production.
- Develop and refine concepts through sketches, CAD models, and prototypes.
- Ensure feasibility and manufacturability in collaboration with engineering teams.
- Define materials, finishes, and ergonomics for optimal usability.
- Conduct user research and usability testing to enhance interaction design.
- Align designs with branding for a cohesive product experience.
- Present concepts to stakeholders and leadership.
- Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Industrial Design, Product Design, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in industrial design, with a strong portfolio in robotics, automation, or hardware.
- Proficiency in CAD software (SolidWorks, Rhino, etc.) and rendering tools (KeyShot, Blender).
- Experience with human-centered design and ergonomic principles.
- Strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing, and production techniques.
- Experience designing robotic systems, consumer electronics, or automation products.
- Familiarity with UI/UX principles for hardware interfaces.
- Knowledge of rapid prototyping (3D printing, CNC machining).
- Understanding of mechanical engineering and hardware collaboration.
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