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      Duolingo interviews FAQs

      • Learning Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Duolingo with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Learning Scientist roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Duolingo overall takes an average of 28 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Duolingo as a Learning Scientist according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  26%

        One on one interview:  26%

        Skills test:  13%

        Group panel interview:  13%

        Presentation:  9%

        Background check:  9%

        Other:  4%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(20) ;
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        4. Intern(6) ;
        5. Freelance Translator(5) ;
        6. Software Engineer(Internship)(5) ;
        7. Quality Review Specialist(4) ;
        8. Senior Software Engineer
      (4) ;
    • Anonymous(3) ;
    • Data Scientist(3) ;
    • Internship(3) ;
    • Product Manager(3) ;
    • Project Coordinator(3) ;
    • Software Engineer II(3) ;
    • Contractor(2) .
    • Learning Scientist Interview

      Nov 3, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Pittsburgh, PA

      Other Learning Scientist Interview Reviews for Duolingo

      Learning Scientist Interview

      Dec 20, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Pittsburgh, PA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Duolingo (Pittsburgh, PA) in Oct 2021

      Interview

      After submitting my resume and cover letter I was first interviewed over the phone by one of their technical recruiters. I was then given a take home task designed to present me with real situations and questions I would face in the role. Next, I had a zoom meeting with a senior member of the Learning & Curriculum division, in which we discussed my answers to the take home work and discussed a couple problems similar to what I might face on the job. Following that I had the zoom equivalent of an onsite interview, which involved meeting with ~10 people over the course of 8 meetings. The meetings were largely similar to the previous meeting, but with members from other functions, including a product manager, an engineer, curriculum designers, etc. Next, everyone who met with me submitted anonymous reviews of my performance and then they all met and decided whether to move forward with my application. Finally, they've asked for my references and I'm now waiting to hear back from them on whether or not there will be an offer (note I put that I'll get and accept an offer below because that's what I'm expecting based on reading between lines in conversations with their recruiter, but I'm not technically there yet...). Overall, I actually really enjoyed the whole process, thanks in large part to how kind and competent every single person I interacted with was. However, I want to make special note that the technical recruiter I worked with did an amazing job of helping me navigate the whole process, which would have been much more nerve-wracking without her kind guidance.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      In both the take home work and in multiple meetings I was presented with one or more mockups with example lessons/tasks from their smartphone app, and was asked to give feedback on what I liked about it and how it might be improved.
      Answer question
      4
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Duolingo (Pittsburgh, PA)

      Interview

      Initial introductory interview with hiring manager. Take-home assignment that took a couple of hours. Follow-up round of interviews with representatives of different departments. Offer. Extra words to meet the minimum for this box.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "Are you willing to move to Pittsburgh?"
      Answer question

      Learning Scientist Interview

      Oct 19, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Duolingo

      Interview

      The process was smooth and fun - very interactive and concrete. They weren't focused on behavioral questions and much more on applied work. It consisted of a screener call, take home task, follow up call, then an all day on site interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Work with a product manager to brainstorm a feature - how would you make this better, what questions would you want answered, what are your thoughts on this.
      Answer question

      Learning Scientist Interview

      Jun 6, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Duolingo

      Interview

      After submitting application, there was an email to set up a short initial zoom interview with HR rep. That was followed by a take-home task. That was followed by a ~30 zoom interview with team lead. That was followed by a ~half day interview session with 5 separate meetings with various teams. While everyone I spoke with was friendly and engaged in the conversations, the final result felt very dehumanizing. The rejection was accompanied by a note that company policy is to provide no feedback. There was some wording that made it sound human (it was great to get to know you, keep in touch, etc), but a subsequent email inquiry about other positions was ignored completely. Given how much time and energy I (and they) invested in the process, it seemed like a quick response to a reasonable question would be, well, reasonable. It's never nice to be turned down from a job after a long process, but it doesn't have to make you feel so disposable.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How to improve learning with the app
      Answer question
      6

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