QA Specialist I, New Graduate

About the position

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

Responsibilities

• 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, reproducible bug reports and collaborate with engineers and teammates to diagnose issues.
• Build 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.
• Evaluate features for correctness, clarity, and usability on behalf of learners.
• 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.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience testing consumer mobile or web applications.
• Strong attention to detail and interest in finding, reproducing, and documenting software issues.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• 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 commitment to high-quality work.
• Ability to ask questions, incorporate feedback, and build expertise in an evolving product environment.

Nice-to-haves

• 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.

Benefits

• Equity compensation supplements base salary.
• Employee benefits are referenced, but specific benefits are not listed in the posting.