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$296,000 – $444,000
Listed on Duolingo’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Lead engineering strategy and execution for Duolingo's newest subject products, including Music and Chess, managing multiple engineering directors and teams while making portfolio decisions about which subjects to invest in. This role suits an experienced engineering leader comfortable with high ambiguity, AI-first product development, and operating at the intersection of product strategy and technical execution.
Our summary, not Duolingo’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
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What they ask for
Required
- Lead 40+ engineer organizations with multi-layer leadership experience
- Proven track record of driving business impact at scale
- Partnership experience with senior product leadership on strategy definition
- Work from New York office on 4+1 hybrid schedule
- High-judgment talent decisions and inclusive team building
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM-powered product features
- Background scaling early-stage products through company growth
- Experience building high-velocity experiment-driven organizations