Duolingo·Software Engineer

Duolingo Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United StatesPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Most of my process went well and felt engaging, with interviews conducted in pairs so I met a variety of engineers and got different perspectives on the company.

The vibe was constructive and I felt good about how the conversations were going.

The final interview was the one that broke the pattern for me. My interviewer seemed disinterested and unengaged during the session, to the point where I noticed them start playing with a bouncy ball during the interview. The sound was audible and distracting, and it made it hard to stay fully present. There were also signs they weren’t using a consistent question bank, which made the process feel chaotic depending on who ran it.

I didn’t get an offer. My honest reflection was that while I understood that

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