Senior Software Engineer, Chess
Duolingo
about 4 hours ago
New York, NY, USA
Senior
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$178k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and scale backend services that power Duolingo’s chess learning experience.
- Help design features such as game review, move explanations, and chess learning systems.
- Collaborate with AI researchers to develop more human-like chess experiences and insights.
- Contribute your chess knowledge to help identify meaningful gameplay patterns and teaching moments.
- Work closely with product, design, and engineering partners to run fast experiments.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
- Experience programming in Java, Python, or Kotlin.
- Interest in how AI can enhance products and user experiences.
- Experience working in fast-moving product environments.
- Active experience playing chess with a rating around 1200+ or equivalent familiarity.
Tech Stack
JavaKotlinPython
Categories
AI & MLBackend