Director of Learning Design, New Subjects

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.

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About The Role...

As Director of Learning Design for New Subjects, you will set the pedagogical vision and execution strategy for Duolingo’s

Math, Music, and Chess

products — driving learning impact, curriculum quality, and innovation at global scale. You’ll lead a team of multi-disciplinary learning designers, and partner with product leadership to ship delightful, effective learning in the Duolingo style. This job is based in either Pittsburgh or New York.

You will...

Ship Effective Learning At Scale

partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to translate pedagogy into in‑app experiences that are fun and motivating

Lead and develop a world‑class team

of learning designers, leveling up their craft, velocity, and effectiveness

Drive An Experiment‑led Practice

help design outcome‑focused A/B tests, align on success metrics, and assist with analyzing learning and engagement impact

Establish content quality systems

(guidelines, rubrics, review workflows) that ensure consistency and a high-quality bar across subjects

Lead through example by

using AI

to improve your craft, and encouraging your team to do the same

Explore The Future Of New Subjects

develop and validate roadmaps for new skills, modes, and curricula that extend Duolingo’s impact

You have...

Depth in learning design

: extensive experience (typically 10+ years) designing curricula or learning products, with proven impact at consumer scale

People leadership

: 5+ years leading multi‑disciplinary teams; experience managing managers and establishing high‑bar standards

Product sense

: an instinct for creating simple, delightful, and intuitive user experiences

Operational rigor

: proficiency in content operations, QA processes, and tooling to maintain quality at scale

Outstanding communication

: clear, kind, and persuasive across audiences, including executive and cross‑functional

Exceptional candidates will have...

Graduate degree in Learning Science, Education, Cognitive Science, HCI, or a relevant subject field (e.g., Mathematics Education, Music Theory/Ed, Game‑based Learning)

A track record of partnering with product, design, and engineering to ship lovable, effective features on mobile

We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.

This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process.

The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range

$189,600

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$284,400 USD

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