Product Designer, Thrive Intern

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!

At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.

Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

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About the role...

🧠 You will...

Work with a small group to complete a challenging, real-world project.

Develop your technical skills through hands-on training, workshops, and guest lectures.

Receive coaching and mentorship from a Duolingo Product Designer.

Build lasting relationships with others who share a passion for making the best education universally available.

✅ You have...

Second-year undergraduate student currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related technical field graduating in Fall 2028 or Spring/Summer 2029

Completion of at least two college-level design courses (please upload your official or unofficial transcript).

Experience in designing screens with one of more the following software: Figma, Adobe XD, Origami, Sketch

Portfolio - should consist of one to two projects you’ve independently driven

Available for a full-time 10-week internship in Pittsburgh, PA from June to August

⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...

Existing examples of UI projects

Experience working on a group/team project

A Duolingo streak

❤️ Why you'll love working here...

Learn and collaborate with world class designers

Gain experience to fast track your design career

Build a network of experienced industry professionals

Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!

Connect with your recruiter on the benefits for interns at Duolingo!

Hourly Range for this internship is:

$43 — $45 USD

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