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Option 1: Set improvement goals for latency issues by number of seconds Option 2: Set improvement goals for latency issues by the number of pooping-cat flushes Guess which one our engineers picked? If you want to work with some cool cats like us, check out our engineering jobs here: https://lnkd.in/eUBuQwAS #onlyatduolingo #engineering #cats

Happy Pride!!! This week we celebrated at the historic Stonewall Inn with Rock M. Sakura, Landon Cider, and Vivacious. Thank you so much to our performers and to our LGBTQIA+ ERG, especially Cara Silverman and Brandon Lesher!

I'm a big fan of #TheBear — such a fan that I asked all of our employees to watch the "Forks" episode last year. To me, it's a show about striving for excellence, which is a core operating principle at Duolingo. (And for what it's worth, I try to be a Sydney and not a Carmy. He's a little too chaotic.) More on that here: https://lnkd.in/e46ai3FS #thebears3

At Duolingo, we employ ankle sock wearers, crew sock wearers and people who don’t even know about this controversy. If you're interested in working with people who wear socks, check out our jobs here: https://lnkd.in/dm8g5sUR #duolingo #millennialsocks #genzsocks

You thought The Bear looked intense? You haven't seen The Bird. #yeschef

Brian Martin, Senior Android Engineer at Duolingo, has had an impressive career at companies like Google and Square. What got him excited about working at Duolingo? Solving complex technical problems for the music course and more importantly, working towards our mission. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d3n-x3C6 #duolingo #engineering #music

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This World Refugee Day, and every day, we’re honored to continue our work with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in helping refugee students receive the education they deserve. Led by our University Access Advisor Laura Kaub, we provide one-on-one guidance and assistance with university applications, financial aid, and immigration processes. Our goal? Improve pathways to higher education for refugee students everywhere 🎓 Check out the link below to discover 5 ways universities can play their part too! https://lnkd.in/eKJCtsNG

Last year our Sustainability Club was looking for ways to reduce Duolingo's carbon footprint. This year, we offered chartered buses from the NYC office to the Pittsburgh office for those who wanted to carpool to HQ instead of flying. How did this happen? After establishing interest amongst employees, it was really just a couple conversations between the Sustainability Club and our Workplace Team. They worked out logistics and divided up important responsibilities -- RSVPS, bus captains, who's bringing which road trip snacks (VERY key) -- to offer a more sustainable option for NY-based employees traveling to Pittsburgh. And nobody had to empty out their water bottle! #onlyatduolingo #sustainability

We give our Pittsburgh employees $10K when they buy their first home in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh played a really big role in making our company and founders who they are today. Because of that, Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker have been very intentional about giving back to the city that raised them and Duolingo. That’s why we have this mortgage benefit for our Pittsburgh-based employees. We don’t want to turn Pittsburgh into a renters’ market. We want to invest in and give back to our community. When we saw how much our employees utilized this benefit, we increased the benefit from $2K to $5K to what it is now: $10K! So employees like Mert can commit to Pittsburgh the way we have. #onlyatduolingo