# Software Engineer, Intern

[Duolingo](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/duolingo.md) · New York · United States · [Full-Stack](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/full-stack.md)

Duolingo is hiring a Software Engineer, Intern in New York. Posted 2026-09-15; applications close 2026-11-14.

**Apply**: https://careers.duolingo.com/jobs/8805925002?gh_jid=8805925002

Posted 3d ago.

## Role details

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Join a team that cares about educating users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems.

At Duolingo, you’ll have opportunities to learn from and collaborate with world-class colleagues while working on meaningful and enjoyable projects that support our growing community of learners around the world. Read our blog to learn more.

## Responsibilities

  
- Contribute to full-stack software projects by developing, testing, and maintaining features and services.
  
- Develop, release, and maintain services and infrastructure.
  
- Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  
- Participate in code reviews and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and scalability.

## Qualifications

  
- Expected graduation between December 2028 and August 2029.
  
- Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, such as mathematics, physics, or data science.
  
- Dedication to Duolingo’s mission of making education universally available.
  
- Programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Kotlin, or Swift.
  
- Availability for 12 consecutive weeks during one of the following periods:
    

      
- May 24, 2027–August 13, 2027
      
- June 14, 2027–September 3, 2027
    

  

## What You Can Expect

  
- Close support from your mentor and team.
  
- Opportunities to work on features and projects that have a real impact on learners and internal users.
  
- A fun, mission-driven environment with opportunities to grow as an engineer and build meaningful connections with colleagues.

## Examples of Past Projects

  
- Developing a GPT-4 chat interface for an internal tool to streamline content creation.
  
- Integrating the A/B testing framework with the observability stack to flag experiments that introduce errors.
  
- Creating Spanish audio lessons to improve listening comprehension.
  
- Developing lessons to teach coordinates in the Math course.
  
- Porting large features to iOS, Android, and web platforms.
  
- Building dashboards and tooling for site reliability insights.
  
- Creating new microservices from scratch.

## Benefits

  
- Language learning opportunities.
  
- Catered in-house lunches, with breakfast and dinner options.
  
- Company-wide hackathon.
  
- Paid time off and company holidays.
  
- Company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and more.

## Compensation

The hourly range for this internship is **$54–$56 USD**. Connect with your recruiter for more information about intern benefits at Duolingo.

Learn more about Duolingo’s employee benefits here.

## Applying to this role

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Updated: 2026-09-19
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