Staff Product Designer

@ Duolingo

About Duolingo

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Our designers care about creating high-quality experiences that are fun and engaging, spanning from mobile apps and websites to emails and community events.

About the Role

This Staff Product Designer role is a key part of the Design team and a creative partner across nearly every project. You will work on the user experience across features in the Duolingo language app, take a leadership role, and collaborate with other designers, engineers, and product managers to shape both strategy and tactical features.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance user experience across Duolingo features.
• Lead and collaborate with design and product teams.
• Expand and refine the Duolingo design language.
• Partner with engineers and product managers on strategy.
• Utilize internal and AI tools in the creative process.

Qualifications

• Online portfolio with mobile or web design samples.
• Experience in consumer application or software design.
• Proven leadership in product design.
• Experience with AI tools like ChatGPT and Cursor.
• Desire for excellence in work and attention to detail.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing early-career designers.
• Background in high-paced tech startups.
• Illustration or animation skills.
• Participation in or leadership of user research sessions.
• Shipped AI-driven products.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range: $200,000—$360,000 USD, plus equity and world-class benefits. Salary is determined by various factors including skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Additional Information

If you need assistance or accommodation during the interview process, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com.

Key skills/competency

Product Design, User Experience, Leadership, Collaboration, AI Tools, Prototyping, Mobile App, Web Design, Strategy, User Research