# Staff Technical Program Manager, Duolingo English Test

Hiring organization: [Duolingo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/duolingo)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1f8676ca-83d8-4730-b76b-9905f022207d

Listed on Duolingo's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Salary: 181600 – 272400 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads high-impact technical programs within Duolingo's English Test platform, requiring deep expertise in program management and software architecture to coordinate across engineering, product, compliance, and external stakeholders. It suits experienced technical leaders who thrive in complex, ambiguous environments and can drive strategy across multiple teams while serving as a steady hand through regulatory and technical challenges.

_Our summary, not Duolingo's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

## Required

- Strong experience as TPM, Engineering Lead, or Manager
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree or experience
- Experience working on commercial software products and their infrastructure
- Understanding of client-service architecture
- Effective communication of technical issues to technical and non-technical partners
- Ability to build detailed plans accounting for ambiguity, dependencies, and technical complexity in agile environments
- Flexibility to adjust plans based on new information
- Outstanding leadership and influence in matrix environments
- Ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority
- Ability to operate effectively with high-level direction across multiple teams
- Self-direction and desire to learn and guide others
- Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA

## Nice to have

- Software engineering or systems engineering experience in addition to project/program management
- Deep experience with AWS
- Experience with globally distributed teams and technical projects
- Experience running projects involving machine learning and large datasets
- Ability to articulate business questions and use data to generate business recommendations

Apply on Duolingo's site: https://careers.duolingo.com/jobs/8755781002?gh_jid=8755781002