# Director of Engineering, Math

**Company:** [Duolingo](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/duolingo)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $244k – $366k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Ai Content Generation, Llm-Powered Features, Ai Tutoring, Experiment-Driven Development, Consumer Product Engineering, Product Strategy, Organizational Design, Talent Development
**Posted:** 2026-07-01

> Lead the engineering organization for Duolingo's Math product and future subjects (Physics, Chemistry). Drive product/technical strategy, scale LLM/AI features, manage multiple engineering leaders (30+ engineers total), and partner with Product/Design on expansion while building high-velocity, experiment-driven teams.

## Job Description

## You will...

- Drive the product and technical strategy for Math, balancing short-term product impact with long-term strategic goals.
- Partner strategically with Product, Design, Learning and AI to evolve our strategy, including decisions on when and how to expand to additional subjects.
- Lead multiple fast-moving engineering leaders and their teams as they tackle some of the most interesting technical challenges in industry, including AI content generation and AI tutoring.
- Lead an organization that moves quickly, runs high-quality experiments, and translates product insights into measurable business impact.
- Build and develop a strong leadership bench capable of bringing ambitious new products to market.
- Drive operational excellence across Duolingo’s engineering org, including reliability, performance, developer productivity, and efficient execution at scale.
- Contribute to Duolingo’s engineering hiring bar and talent systems, playing a central role in hiring decisions, leveling, and organizational design to maintain a high-performance, high-density team.

## You have...

- Experience leading consumer product engineering organizations (30+ engineers), ideally across multiple high growth product experiences.
- Product instincts and experience partnering closely with product leadership to define strategy, not just execute against it.
- A track record of driving measurable impact on business outcomes, including growing early product development through significant company scale.
- Experience building or scaling LLM-powered product features, with a strong interest in building engineering cultures that embrace new technologies.
- Deep experience building and scaling high-velocity, experiment-driven product organizations.
- A track record of building high-performance, inclusive teams, and making thoughtful, high-judgment talent decisions.
- Ability to influence senior executives and drive clarity in ambiguous, cross-functional situations.
- Ability to work from our New York, NY office on a 4+1 hybrid work schedule.

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