Process
After Professor Luis von Ahn (co-founder) passed my name to the CTO, I waited a week to hear back.
I eventually wrote a follow-up email.
Before even talking to me on the phone, the CTO screened me by sending a coding task to do. I submitted it two days later and simply received a "it was good knowing you, but sorry we can't offer you a position" a few hours later.
Not sure how well they got to "know" me through a coding assignment, because I definitely didn't get to know them.
Questions
A coding task on finding typos in a string.
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Interview Statistics
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Duolingo's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Duolingo's Software Engineering Intern interview process.
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