QA Specialist I, Recent Graduate

Title: QA Specialist I, Recent Graduate Location: New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo is the world's most popular learning app. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

About the role...

As a QA Specialist I, you will support the delivery of high-quality Duolingo experiences by testing new features across iOS, Android, and Web. Embedded within a cross-functional product team, you will partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to identify issues, communicate quality risks, and advocate for learners. You will build product and testing expertise while receiving guidance from more experienced QA teammates.

🧠  You will...

• Manually test new features across iOS, Android, and Web using regression, exploratory, and acceptance testing
• Perform sanity checks on Duolingo release and branch builds, and help validate bug fixes before and after deployment
• Write clear, detailed, and reproducible bug reports, and collaborate with engineers and teammates to diagnose issues
• Build deep knowledge of Duolingo products and ask thoughtful questions about expected behavior, edge cases, and the learner experience
• Identify potential quality issues and raise risks with guidance from more experienced QA teammates
• Prioritize testing tasks within assigned projects, focusing on areas with high learner impact
• Advocate for learners by evaluating features for correctness, clarity, and usability
• Follow and contribute to QA processes, documentation, and procedures while learning how quality practices scale across teams
• Communicate progress, questions, and blockers clearly to cross-functional partners

✅  You have...

• Graduated between Spring 2025 - Spring 2026 with a bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Experience testing consumer mobile or web applications
• Strong attention to detail and an interest in finding, reproducing, and documenting software issues
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers, designers, and QA teammates
• An organized approach to managing assigned work and changing priorities
• Curiosity, sound problem-solving skills, and a commitment to high-quality work
• The ability to ask questions, incorporate feedback, and build expertise in an evolving product environment

⭐  Exceptional candidates will have...

• Familiarity with basic automation tools, lightweight scripting, or AI-assisted testing tools, even if not a primary responsibility
• Familiarity with regression, exploratory, acceptance, or usability testing
• Experience writing reproducible bug reports or working with issue-tracking tools
• Familiarity with the Duolingo app