As an Android engineer in the Monetization Area, you will work on our premium subscriptions—Super Duolingo and Duolingo Max—the key revenue drivers behind our business. Your contributions will touch on packaging, pricing, and hooks for our subscriptions, and game mechanics such as Hearts and Gems. We're seeking engineers who are passionate about bottom-line business impact, and who bring fresh insights and a creative technical approach.
The Monetization Area focuses on Duolingo's key business drivers—subscriptions, ads, and in-app purchases. Our area's goal is to build the best premium experiences for our learners while ensuring the sustainability and success of our business model. You will play an instrumental role in the strategic direction of Duolingo by developing and refining the methods that make our monetization efforts more effective and efficient.
*You will...
-Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects -Develop, release, and maintain native Android application features in Kotlin -You will also support our ads roadmap, and develop new and innovative ad formats, including generated content using Duolingo’s design and cast of characters
*You have...
-A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field -Programming experience in Kotlin on Android -The ability to communicate technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders
*Exceptional candidates will have...
-A minimum of 1.5 - 2 years of programming experience building reactive Android apps -Demonstrated self-direction, with a desire both to learn new techniques and mentor others -Outstanding leadership and negotiation skills -Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs -Experience writing unit tests and testable code