Does Duolingo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Duolingo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Duolingo. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Duolingo?

83% of Duolingo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Duolingo 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Duolingo?

Software Engineer (18) , Product Designer (10) , Translator (8) , Intern (6) , Freelance Translator (5) , Software Engineer(Internship) (5) , Quality Review Specialist (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Anonymous (3) , Data Scientist (3) , Internship (3) , Product Manager (3) , Project Coordinator (3) , Software Engineer II (3) , Contractor (2)

What are the pros of working at Duolingo according to real employee reviews?

"I believe they are an exceptional company that offers great benefits" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great culture and emphasis on collaboration/having fun" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great team and purpose" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Duolingo according to real employee reviews?

"Poor salary, bad management, sometimes chaotic" ((in 7 reviews)); "If you’re saddled with a bad manager you get a bad review for no reason." ((in 3 reviews)); "cultural communication, working with remote teams etc." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Duolingo redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Duolingo redundancy and their outlook for job security at Duolingo in 2026.

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Duolingo Reviews

4.4

83% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)

Luis von Ahn

98% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity and inclusion

4.3

Culture and values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Duolingo has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Duolingo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

157 reviews

5.0

10 Apr 2026

Comfortable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good working environment I think

Cons

require high skills and working pressure

5.0

23 Feb 2024

Great experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

1. good experience and care about their employee.

Cons

1. traffic is terrible for the location

1.0

7 Dec 2020

I honestly believe the great reviews on here are bots

Graduate engineer (entry-level technical job)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Duolingo is headed in the same direction as many other FAANG companies, but not in the positive aspects. Duolingo has the most pretentious and clicky work force I have ever been apart of. Not only that, but the obsession to monetize and grow our consumer base shows that the companies "values" are disguised to trick you into believing that this company actually cares about people. At the end of the day, we are just trying to squeeze people out of their money as much as we possibly can. I will probably be leaving the tech industry because I feel that we are violating so many issues on an ethical basis. This company has left a bad taste in my mouth.

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