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Duolingo

Beijing

Senior Product Designer at Duolingo

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Posted 12 days ago
CNY 804,949 - CNY 1,088,971
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Duolingo

Duolingo is a popular free language education platform that offers a fun and science-based way to learn languages. With over 500 million learners, Duolingo provides bite-sized lessons and game-like experiences to make language learning accessible and e...

Mobile Information Technology & Services Technology Internet
HQ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Team size
251-1K
Founded
2011
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

This role is a key part of the Design team, focusing on creating playful and intuitive experiences across mobile apps and web platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to polish learner flows and support major brand campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and prototype playful learning experiences for the mobile application
  • Lead large work streams independently across your specific team
  • Provide mentorship and leadership to peers within the design organization
  • Collaborate with artists to expand the existing design language
  • Partner with engineering and product management to define project roadmaps
  • Refine every detail of the user experience including animation and copy

Requirements Snapshot

  • Portfolio featuring simple and effective consumer mobile applications
  • High standards for visual design and interaction details
  • Proficiency in creating high-fidelity prototypes at a fast pace
  • Proven experience shipping products at scale within a product organization
  • Ability to communicate design decisions clearly and concisely

Expected Impact

You will help develop the best education in the world for over half a billion learners globally. By crafting high-quality interactions that feel fun and quirky, you will drive business impact and maintain Duolingo's high bar for excellence. Your work will ensure that learning remains an engaging and delightful pursuit for a massive audience.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

CNY 804,949 - CNY 1,088,971

Job Description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning. 

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

About the role...

This role is an important part of the Design team, partnering with other designers and cross-functional teammates on features across our mobile apps, website, and communications. From polishing learner flows to supporting campaigns and community moments, you’ll help shape friendly, intuitive experiences that feel distinctly Duolingo. We care deeply about craft, so you’ll grow your skills while contributing to work that’s both user-friendly and fun, sweating the details to get them just right. 

 

🧠  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

The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!

Salary Range:
¥804,949—¥1,088,971 CNY

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Accommodations: We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Fraud Warning: Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.

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