Android Engineer, Client Architecture

  • 5 days (37-42 days PTO)
  • Hybird Remote, New York

Only considering candidates eligible to work in New York, USA ⚠️

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

Client Architecture Team:
  • As an engineer on the Client Architecture team, you’ll be responsible for evaluating and setting the direction of Android architecture. This includes continuing to evolve our MVVM architecture, the exploration and integration of modern technologies like coroutines and Jetpack Compose, and leading the adoption of these across a large-scale Android organization.
icon-brain-16px  You will...
  • Represent the team in architectural discussions and stakeholder conversations, serving as a bridge between Client Platform and Product feature teams
  • Work within our Client Platform area to create and maintain the foundational building blocks of our application infrastructure
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence and mentor engineers of all experience levels
  • Explore, prototype, and implement improvements to our existing application architecture to enable engineers to build stable, performant, and well-tested product features
icon-check-16px  You have...
  • 6+ years of Android software engineering experience, 1-2+ years developing scalable production software and an excellent command of engineering fundamentals
  • Deep expertise in Kotlin and coroutines concurrency primitives
  • Proficiency in native Android development using standard tools and frameworks
icon-star-16px  Exceptional candidates will have...
  • Knowledge of Android SDK performance tools and optimization techniques
  • Experience developing and leading long-term technical strategy
  • Deep understanding of testing best practices
  • Working knowledge of modern AI tooling

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.

Salary Range:

$177,700—$300,000 USD

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 [email protected].

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.

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Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As the most downloaded education app, Duolingo transforms language learning into an engaging and accessible experience for millions globally.

Working Week

We work 5 days per week but offer 37 days of vacation per year.

Our Vacation Policy

All employees get 20 days PTO (rising to 25 days after 5 years), 7 company holidays, a 2-week winter break and unlimited sick time. This means our team is off almost 2 months per year! p.s. parents also can take 5 hours a week for responsibilities like school events or daycare pick-up

Remote Working Policy

Duolingo supports flexible work arrangements that blend on-site collaboration with remote work options, ensuring employees can choose the environment that best suits their productivity and personal needs.

  • Pittsburgh
    2400

Company Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits including HDHP & PPO options
  • 16 weeks fully paid parental leave and parent hours
  • Medical, dental, vision coverage
  • Equipment allowance
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • Access to training and development programs
  • Eligibility for a fully-paid 2-month sabbatical after 10 years
  • Mental health support with free therapy and coaching sessions

Desirable Skills and Experience

  • Android SDK
  • Jetpack Compose
  • MVVM
  • Kotlin
  • Android engineering
  • Scalable production
  • Engineering fundamentals
  • Coroutines concurrency
  • Native Android dev
  • Performance optimization
  • Technical strategy
  • Testing best practices
  • AI tooling

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