Engineering Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Duolingo with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Manager roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Engineering Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Duolingo in Apr 2024
Interview
recruiter --> technical screen --> final round. The tech screen is required for EMs as well as ICs. Duolingo has managers doing individual contributor roles as a way to get introduced to the codebase and the business, which I particularly like.
The tech screen takes the form of a pair programming session in VS Code where you're adding simple features to a Duolingo web experience, changing how translation hints appeared. You are given a choice of language, I think Java/Python and maybe one other - I chose Java.
I was paired with another manager who said they hadn't used Java since college, and I felt like I knew more about the language than they did. (I asked about using Apache Commons, and the evaluator asked "what's that?") I was able to complete the assignments with a few silly syntax flubs that I was able to resolve quickly when compilation failed; also one or two missed items that were unclear from discussion but also fixed relatively quickly. Evaluator was polite and helpful as a pair programmer but did tell me I seemed nervous - I was nervous within the reasonable limits for an interview scenario where I'm the one applying, but I didn't think overly so.
Next day I got a terse email from the recruiter that they were "moving forward with other candidates" with no other feedback.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Duolingo (New York, NY) in Apr 2023
Interview
0. Extensive call with recruiting detailing process and interview types.
1. 30-minute phone screen with hiring manager
2. First round coding
3. Last round behavioral + system design
The recruiting team provided great and timely updates as the process kept on. Unfortunately, they were unable to provide any information on what didn't work out for me in the loop. The other tricky thing that I was told is that given their question bank for interview loops, I can never again interview at Duolingo for any technical position. So give it all you got!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your approach to various people management and technical management problems.