Great people, great mission, great prospects - Unspecified Duolingo Employee Review

5.0
28 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get to work with bright, fun, talented people on big, inspiring problems. The people around you are exceptionally curious and kind. The company is hugely ambitious and has a ton of room to grow.

Cons

Compensation for some roles is on the low side compared to the companies Duolingo wants to compete with for talent. Most roles require relocation to Pittsburgh. For some roles, diversity is lacking (in multiple dimensions), especially in leadership positions.

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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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