Software Engineer I

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 educating our users experimenting with big ideas making fact-based decisions and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. Youll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds while doing work thats 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...

Were looking for a Software Engineer I to join our China this role youll build and ship features that drive user growth and deliver high-quality learning experiences to millions of learners in China. Youll 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 Duolingos most important growth regions. Youll 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
• 01 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.

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