Duolingo

Staff Technical Program Manager, Duolingo English Test

Duolingo · Pittsburgh, PA

Posted 20 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
20 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 Staff Technical Program Manager for the Duolingo English Test, you will lead high-impact cross-functional initiatives from conception to launch, collaborating with various teams including engineering, product, and data science. Your role involves translating complex regulatory and business requirements into actionable technical plans while providing leadership and guidance across multiple workstreams. You will also identify and resolve issues impacting project delivery and mentor others on best practices in project management.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Strong experience as TPM, Engineering Lead, or Manager
  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree or experience
  • Experience working on commercial software products and their underlying infrastructure, with an understanding of client-service architecture
  • Consistent track record of communicating technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical partners at different levels of the organization
  • Proven ability to build and implement detailed plans accounting for ambiguity, dependencies, and technical complexity in an agile environment
  • Flexibility to adjust plans based on new information without losing a beat and while keeping morale high

Nice to have

  • Experience with software engineering, systems engineering, or similar experience, in addition to project/program management experience
  • Deep experience with AWS
  • Experience working with teams and technical projects distributed across the globe
  • Experience running projects that include machine learning and large datasets
  • Experience articulating business questions and using available data to find answers that translate into business recommendations

Worth weighing

  • No specific benefits listed in the posting
  • Salary range provided, but subject to change and dependent on various factors
  • Role requires relocation to Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fast-paced, start-up environment may imply high pressure and rapid changes

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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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