Duolingo · 1 week ago
Senior Platform Engineering Manager
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $300K/yrDuolingo is on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As a Senior Platform Engineering Manager, you will lead mission-critical infrastructure projects, contribute to technical strategy, and manage a team of engineers to build and enhance Duolingo's cloud infrastructure.
EducationE-LearningLanguage LearningMobile Apps
Responsibilities
Lead multiple teams and collaborate with peers across the Platform pillar to build an empowering developer interface for product and platform engineers across Duolingo
Own the planning, execution, and success of projects that directly improve the stability, performance, and cost of our infrastructure and our top-line business metrics
Partner closely with product engineering to identify high-ROI platform investments; align stakeholders, remove roadblocks, and ensure impact
Set clear expectations around engineering quality and promote practices that enhance code quality, scalability, and maintainability
Develop your team, deeply understanding each engineer’s strengths and career goals, and proactively providing mentorship and stretch opportunities to help them grow their impact
Set clear expectations and hold a high bar for performance, regularly providing candid feedback, addressing challenges decisively, and maintaining a supportive environment where engineers feel valued, engaged, and empowered
Provide clarity and alignment, transparently communicating the “why” behind decisions, thoughtfully guiding your team through changes, and ensuring everyone understands their role in achieving team and company goals
Qualification
Required
Experience leading multiple teams in a technical environment
Strong understanding of core networking, storage, and foundational tooling
Experience with cloud infrastructure across multiple providers
Ability to define and drive a multi-year strategy for scaling developer experience
Proven track record of improving stability, performance, and cost of infrastructure
Experience partnering with product engineering to identify high-ROI platform investments
Ability to set clear expectations around engineering quality
Experience promoting practices that enhance code quality, scalability, and maintainability
Strong mentorship skills and ability to understand team members' strengths and career goals
Ability to provide candid feedback and maintain a supportive environment
Experience in transparently communicating decisions and guiding teams through changes
Benefits
Equity compensation
World-class benefits
Company
Duolingo
Duolingo is a language-learning education platform that offers 98 total courses across nearly 40 distinct languages.
Founded in 2011
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (41)
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2023 (36)
2022 (19)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$183.3MKey Investors
Durable Capital Partners,General AtlanticGeneral AtlanticCapitalG
2021-07-28IPO
2020-11-18Series H· $35M
2020-04-14Series G· $10M
Leadership Team
Luis von Ahn
CEO, co-Founder & Board Member
Severin Hacker
CTO & Cofounder
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