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Senior/Software Engineer II, Backend

Duolingo · Software Engineering · New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA

A posting in this role has sat open 132 days — well past the 90-day mark where an opening reads as a resume black hole rather than an active search.

Posted (ATS)
6/9/2026, 3:27:13 PM
Updated (ATS)
10/8/2026, 5:08:59 PM
First seen by us
7/10/2026, 4:01:00 AM
Last re-seen
10/19/2026, 12:01:03 AM
Distinct job IDs
1
Open in parallel
2
Work locations
2
Cumulative days active
132
Stagnancy score
64.41
ATS job ID
8584012002

Rotation timeline

Every ATS job ID we've matched to this same normalized title, oldest first. "Posted" is the date the ATS reports; "last confirmed open" is the last time we saw it live.

These IDs are spread across 2 different work locations — almost certainly separate openings per city/region, not one role re-posted over and over.

  1. Rotation 1ID 8583977002ClosedView listing →
    Location
    New York, NY
    Posted (ATS)
    Jun 9, 2026
    Ended (last seen)
    Sep 30, 2026
    Open for
    113 days
  2. Rotation 2LatestID 8584012002Still openView listing →
    Location
    New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
    Posted (ATS)
    Jun 9, 2026
    Last confirmed open
    Oct 19, 2026
    Open for
    131 days +

Data provenance

Source platform
greenhouse
Source API URL
https://boards-api.greenhouse.io/v1/boards/duolingo/jobs?content=true
Latest listing found
https://careers.duolingo.com/jobs/8584012002?gh_jid=8584012002
Stream ID
f14f47cb-b102-4d71-a664-b1f9e863d4dc
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