Platform Engineer

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

Only considering candidates eligible to work in Pittsburgh, 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

As a Platform Engineer on the CI/CD team you will have direct impact on the work of our entire engineering organization, and will help ensure our platform is always available for our learners.

The CI/CD team builds and maintains the automated pipelines that power our software development lifecycle. We're responsible for ensuring the rapid, reliable, and secure delivery of our products, from code commit to production deployment. You will play a key role in optimizing and scaling these pipelines, enabling our engineers to ship features quickly and confidently while maintaining the highest quality standards.

icon-brain-16px  You will...
  • Design and implement tools that help engineering teams focus on shipping features, while making sure we're building infrastructure that is reliable, secure and cost efficient.
  • Streamline operational and development practices, making sure we provide an effective self-service platform to other Duolingo engineers.
  • Monitor our infrastructure and develop strategies to keep our costs within budget and properly manage our capacity.
icon-check-16px  You have...
  • Demonstrated expertise in problem solving and technical innovation.
  • Technical experience in distributed systems, including: databases, caching, inter-service communication, networking, and cloud services.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Relevant work experience, including industry experience.
  • Experience with one or more CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Argo CD, GitHub Actions) and infrastructure management tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Familiarity with containerization runtimes (Docker, rkt)
  • Functional knowledge of Linux system administration and automation
icon-star-16px  Exceptional candidates will have...
  • Extensive experience in fast-growing, consumer-facing, data-driven startups, ideally mobile app based.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • Experience managing a large infrastructure on AWS or Google Cloud
  • Extensive experience with relational and no-SQL database management

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

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