QA Specialist II

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Its a big mission and thats where you come in!

At Duolingo youll 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. Youll have limitless learning opportunities mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds and a variety of projects with large scopes while doing work thats 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

Duolingo is the most popular language-learning application with over 500 million learners and millions of exercises completed every day. As part of our growing engineering organization youll work embedded in product teams to uphold a fun effective and reliable learning experience. You will partner closely with product managers engineers and designers to deeply understand our features uncover issues early and champion quality on behalf of our learners.

:brain: You will...

• Own the end-to-end verification of new features from scoping to release including regression exploratory and acceptance testing across iOS Android and Web
• Perform sanity checks against Duolingo release and branch builds and validate fixes before and after deployment
• Develop clear reproducible bug reports and partner with engineers to isolate root causes and ensure timely resolution
• Maintain deep product expertise and serve as a go-to resource for teammates seeking clarity on expected behavior edge cases or learner experience
• Proactively identify quality risks propose mitigation strategies and influence product decisions that improve stability and usability
• Tenaciously prioritize test efforts across multiple teams ensuring we focus on the areas that matter most for learner impact
• Advocate for Duolingo learners by evaluating features not only for correctness but for clarity delight and overall usability
• Contribute to evolving QA processes documentation and standards that help engineering teams move faster with confidence
• Collaborate closely within cross-functional teams communicating clearly and managing expectations in a fast-paced environment

:check: You have...

• BA/BS degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• 2 years of experience in software quality assurance or a closely related field
• Ability to relocate to New York NY
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate issues and risks to technical and non-technical partners
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in manual testing including regression exploratory and functional testing for mobile and web applications
• Experience and expertise in QA processes and UI/UX testing (web and mobile)
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and consistency
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team while handling multiple priorities
• Basic familiarity with the Duolingo app and a passion for delivering a delightful learner experience

:star: Exceptional candidates will have...

• 3 years of QA experience working on commercial software products
• Familiarity with basic automation tools lightweight scripting or AI-assisted testing tools even if not a primary responsibility
• Experience working with distributed teams or supporting multiple product surfaces simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to manage small QA projects coordinate test plans or influence workflow improvements and cross-team collaboration
• Experience working in gaming interactive media or similar domains where polish responsiveness and user delight are critical
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines for mobile and web experiences