Software Engineer I

<p>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!</p> <p>At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.</p> <p>Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. </p> <p>Read <a href="https://blog.duolingo.com/?utm_source=greenhouse.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=generalblog_gh_091224">our blog</a> to learn more.</p> <hr> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>About the role...</strong></p> <p>We’re looking for an Android Software Engineer I to join our Onboarding team. In this role, you’ll build and ship features that drive user growth and deliver high-quality learning experiences to millions of learners worldwide. You’ll work closely with product managers and designers to create engaging experiences for new users.</p> <p>This is an opportunity to contribute to a fast-moving, high-impact team focused on improving the new user experience. You’ll gain experience working across the stack (Android and backend), running experiments, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve key metrics like daily active users (DAU) and new users day 7 retention (NUD7).</p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p><strong>🧠  You will...</strong></p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with product managers and designers to drive user growth</li> <li>Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables</li> <li>Contribute to code reviews and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and scalability</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>✅  You have...</strong></p> <ul> <li>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</li> <li>0–1 years of experience programming in one or more of: Java, Python, Kotlin</li> <li>Dedication to our mission of universally available education</li> <li>Relocation to Beijing, China. This position is based in Beijing.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>⭐  Exceptional candidates will have...</strong></p> <ul> <li>A GPA of 3.6+</li> <li>A Duolingo streak</li> <li>Proficient in both spoken and written English</li> </ul> &