Staff Product Designer

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun.

Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

About the role

  You will...

• Design and prototype simple, playful learning experiences for the Duolingo app
• Drive large work streams across your team with independence—you’ll lead!
• Be a peer leader and mentor across Duolingo Design
• Work with other designers and artists to expand Duolingo’s design language
• Partner with engineers and product managers to define what we build, and how we get there
• Consider every part of a finely crafted experience: animation, copy, UI to business impact

  You have...

• An online portfolio featuring simple consumer mobile apps
• The highest bar for visual design and interaction details
• Fluency in creating high fidelity prototypes quickly
• Experience shipping products at scale in a product organization
• The ability to explain your work and decisions simply and concisely
• A big appetite for feedback to help you make your best work
• A bravery in solving hard problems within ambiguity and complexity

  Exceptional candidates will have...

• The desire to make decisions fast
• Know-how using AI and LLMs to make interesting ideas from scratch
• Deep understanding for brand, and a brand’s role in business
• Skills shaping motion and animation for user interfaces
• A track record of career growth within previous companies
• A reputation of being a top performer and is sought after by other leaders

We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.

This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range:

$200,000—$360,000 USD