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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 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 Localization Program Manager at Duolingo, you will lead the development of scalable localization systems that support the company's growth across 30+ UI languages. Your role will involve driving automation, establishing workflows, and collaborating with various teams to enhance localization quality and efficiency. You will be responsible for metrics and strategy, ensuring that localization efforts align with product launches and user needs.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- Demonstrated experience crafting localization strategy and systems for new features and experiences, in collaboration with product, design, and engineering partners
- A track record of building and leading localization programs in a cross-functional consumer app environment
- Tech-savviness, including proficiency in managing and scaling workloads using technology, AI, CMSs, and CAT tools
- Excellent communication skills; ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders to drive decisions
- Comfort defining goals and metrics and translating insights into actionable engineering requirements and scalable workflow specifications
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience in localization quality frameworks and ecosystems
- Familiarity with internationalization engineering concepts such as Unicode handling and message format in consumer apps
- Experience supporting international product growth in emerging or high-complexity language markets
Worth weighing
- Salary range is dependent on various factors and subject to change; base salary supplemented by equity compensation
- No specific benefits listed in the posting; candidates should inquire for more information
- Vague mention of 'holistic well-being' benefits without specifics provided
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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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