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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Duolingo's roles stay open a median of 38 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Duolingo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Duolingo
- high 41 stale, 6 reposted of 89 open
- Hiring momentum
- 119 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Duolingo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Duolingo.
About this role
As a Senior Engineering Manager for the AI Platform at Duolingo, you will lead the AI Tooling and Ecosystem Team, focusing on developing tools and services that enhance the use of AI in Duolingo's products. Your responsibilities include managing AI-related datasets, building evaluation processes, and collaborating with various teams to streamline AI development workflows. This role requires strong leadership skills and a background in AI infrastructure or products, with a focus on driving innovation and measurable impact.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Duolingo as an employer.
What you need
- Experience leading, managing, and building a team of software and/or AI engineers
- A track record of building AI-related infrastructure or user-facing products powered by AI
- Familiarity with AI evaluation methods, especially approaches that combine human and LLM-as-a-judge evaluations
- Strong cross‑functional leadership and communication skills
- Comfort leading through ambiguity and shaping new ways of working in a fast‑evolving AI landscape
- The ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY
Nice to have
- Hands‑on experience building evaluation systems and human‑in‑the‑loop data pipelines at scale
- A track record of developing internal tools on a platform or infrastructure team
- Experience navigating build vs. buy decisions and shaping long-term roadmaps based on the needs of internal customers
Worth weighing
- Salary range is broad and dependent on various factors
- Base salary supplemented by equity compensation
- No specific benefits listed in detail
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Listed by Duolingo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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