I honestly believe the great reviews on here are bots - Graduate Engineer (Entry-level Technical Job) Duolingo Employee Review

1.0
7 Dec 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Duolingo is headed in the same direction as many other FAANG companies, but not in the positive aspects. Duolingo has the most pretentious and clicky work force I have ever been apart of. Not only that, but the obsession to monetize and grow our consumer base shows that the companies "values" are disguised to trick you into believing that this company actually cares about people. At the end of the day, we are just trying to squeeze people out of their money as much as we possibly can. I will probably be leaving the tech industry because I feel that we are violating so many issues on an ethical basis. This company has left a bad taste in my mouth.

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5.0
21 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Mission, smart and kind people, great work, hard working teams focused on results and delivering against an awesome mission. People push themselves and each other to learn and grow. Swarms of smart and creative problem solvers.

Cons

Small number of people are unhappy and instead of leaving they complain. A lot. I think it's like this everywhere but in a smaller company you feel it.

2.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good culture, great product, strong sense of ownership at all levels

Cons

Senior leadership has not found their rhythm. CEO calls pretty much all the shots. Engineering leadership is often invisible and lacks a cohesive tech strategy. Tech debt runs incredibly hot at this company and it often takes a major outage (did I mention CEO frequently joins the war rooms?) to get anything prioritized.

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