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 educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world
We're looking for a Lead Recruiter to own product hiring at Duolingo — partnering directly with our Chief Product Officer to build and shape the Product org from the ground up. This isn't just executing on a req list. You'll help define what great looks like, influence how we think about product talent, and build the processes and relationships that make hiring a competitive advantage. If you love blending strategy with hands-on execution, operating at the intersection of recruiting and business, and leaving your fingerprints on a world-class team, this is the role for you
Own full-cycle recruiting for Product roles at all levels — ICs to senior leaders — building deep pipelines and consistently closing top talent
Be a true partner to the CPO , shaping hiring strategy, prioritizing roles, and helping define what great Product talent looks like at Duolingo
Lead and influence without direct authority , working across recruiting, sourcing, and business stakeholders to align processes, calibrate expectations, and drive outcomes
Drive sourcing strategy (roughly 25–30% of your time), going beyond inbound to build proactive outreach for senior and hard-to-fill roles
Use data to tell the story — diagnosing pipeline health, surfacing insights to leadership, and making decisions that balance speed with quality
Champion the candidate experience from first touch to offer close, making sure every interaction reflects Duolingo's brand and values
Build the infrastructure — whether that's interview frameworks, leveling guidance, or hiring playbooks — that scales beyond you
Ability to work onsite in Pittsburgh, PA, Monday–Thursday, with Friday optional 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with meaningful depth in Product hiring Experience