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Senior Engineering Manager, Data Platform
New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
Live, first seen by us 21 days ago- Pay
USD 204,000–306,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Salary Range: $204,000—$306,000 USD Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
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What you’ll work on
Full postingExpand the Experiment Platform to support more advanced A/B tests and statistical methods
Scale the platform to handle much higher experiment volume, cost-efficiently and soundly
Help product teams measure complex scenarios and plan experiment strategy
Enable easier metric evaluation and feature gating for teams
Improve experiment automation and backend-based control of the learner experience
From the employer’s posting
Expand the capabilities on our Experiment Platform to support more sophisticated types of A/B tests and statistical methods.
Scale the Experiment Platform to be able to handle dramatically increased experiment velocity in a statistically sound and cost-efficient manner.
Partner with product teams to devise unique approaches to measuring complex product scenarios and to advise on experiment strategy.
Empower teams to confidently evaluate their key metrics and easily gate access to new functionality.
enabling improved experiment automation and backend-based control of the learner experience
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- Oct 19, 202621 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 22
- Last seen by us
- Nov 9, 2026
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Duolingo is hiring
5 open jobs
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About Duolingo
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- About 772 in 2024.Benefit plan filings (Form 5500)
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- Listed as DUOL.
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- 29 approved for new hires in fiscal 2025.US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Demand for Data Leadership roles
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About the role
We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.
Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.
Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.
Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.
US government figures for computer and information systems managers
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $175,140
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 15.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 11-3021.
Job description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role...
As the manager and team lead of the Experiments Team, you will oversee the A/B testing system that powers Duolingo's product development lifecycle. Experiments play an essential role at Duolingo, with almost all product changes going through some form of test. You will manage our in-house Experiment Platform that is responsible for defining experiments, executing them in the app, and measuring their outcome. While the role is platform-focused, you will remain highly connected to the product in all parts of Duolingo, shaping how we use A/B testing to build the best possible experience for our learners.
🧠 You will...
- Expand the capabilities on our Experiment Platform to support more sophisticated types of A/B tests and statistical methods.
- Empower teams to confidently evaluate their key metrics and easily gate access to new functionality.
- Help shape the future of the accelerated feature shipping at Duolingo by enabling improved experiment automation and backend-based control of the learner experience.
- Scale the Experiment Platform to be able to handle dramatically increased experiment velocity in a statistically sound and cost-efficient manner.
- Partner with product teams to devise unique approaches to measuring complex product scenarios and to advise on experiment strategy.
- Shape the future of the Duolingo product lifecycle through A/B testing.
✅ You have...
- Experience leading, managing, and building a team of software engineers, with demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain talent.
- A track record of building scalable infrastructure and working with large datasets.
- Experience with A/B testing, either via supporting experiment infrastructure or using A/B tests in product development.
- Strong cross‑functional leadership and communication skills, especially between product and platform teams.
- The ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...
- Prior experience building an experimentation platform or A/B testing-related tooling.
- Experience operating in a high-speed product development environment.
- Comfort with the statistical methods behind hypothesis testing.
The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!
Salary Range:
$204,000—$306,000 USD
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- Pay
Salary Range: $204,000—$306,000 USD Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
- Location & working pattern
New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
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