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Duolingo, Inc.
duolingo.com · Pittsburgh, United States
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Splits work between high-volume localization and sporadic specialist roles

Mostly short-to-medium localization contracts, plus fixed creative jobs and occasional high-end specialist tasks.

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Huge Upwork spend Over $129M spent on platform with 45 active contracts now, so expect steady volume but limited long-term rehires per individual freelancer.
Total Upwork spend
$129M+
$129,305,458
Top category
Localization & translation
23 of 49 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
45 of 49 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
49
$22–200/hr listed
The company

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Duolingo, Inc.
“The world's best way to learn a language”
Resolved to duolingo.com · High confidence
Industry
Education
Company size
500–1,000 employees
Founded
2011
Est. revenue
$200M–1B
Web traffic
50M–100M visits/mo
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Links
Rate X-Ray

Typical pay bands

Localization and translation cluster around $20–35/hr; coordinators and auditors around $35–85/hr; a few senior research or program roles reach $150–200/hr.

Every listed hourly rate · 30 of 49 contracts
median $34/hr · avg ~$50/hr
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4
4
2
2
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $34/hr avg ~$50/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 19 contracts $22–40
Mid-tier · 9 contracts $45–85
Premium · 2 contracts $190–200
What they hire for

What they hire for

Mostly translators/localizers and creative producers, with some video/animation, marketing, and occasional product research or program management openings.

Localization & translation 23
Other / uncategorized 9
Video, animation & audio 4
Marketing, strategy & PR 4
Research & consulting 3
Design, visual & branding 2
QA & testing 2
Project management 1
Finance & accounting 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 45 of 49 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
4
Apr 2026
26
May 2026
19
Jun 2026
Status
45in progress · 4completed
Contract type
30hourly · 19fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Executive assistant to tech company leaders Apr 9, 2026·More than 6 months Data Analysis - Monthly Revenue (Variable Hours) Feb 3, 2026·3 to 6 months Japanese University Coordinator - Support, Customer Success, Enablement Dec 9, 2025·1 to 3 months Duolingo Social Media Manager Turkey, Contractor (Marketing) Aug 11, 2025·More than 6 months [Chinese Speaker] Product Operations Expert with CRM tool implementation and B2B partner management Aug 4, 2025·More than 6 months
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 49

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RoleRateBilled
Duoworld | Q2 Development + Design Consulting$190/hr$18,073
Marketing Program Manager$80/hr$16,652
Creator Community Program Manager (Contract)$70/hr$11,649
Regional Coordinator$35.7/hr$6,019
Brand & Consumer Insights Researcher (Contract)$75/hr$3,628
Marketing Program Manager$200/hr$3,450
Urdu Localization Translator (Localization)$23/hr$2,930
DuoTV - Storyboarding$68.75/hr$2,365
Marathi Localization Translator$23/hr$1,437
Product Researcher$85/hr$1,279
Kannada Localization Translator$33/hr$1,138
Kannada Localization Translator$30/hr$1,118
Kannada Localization Translator$30/hr$968
Japanese Blog Translator (Localization)$27/hr$726
Punjabi Localization Translator/Proofreader (Localization)$23/hr$604
Marketing Budget & Ops Associate$45/hr$597
Kannada Localization/Transcreation Consultant$45/hr$460
Kannada Localization/Transcreation Consultant$50/hr$441
Marathi Localization Translator$23/hr$346
Dutch Localization Proofreader (Localization)$34/hr$268
Social Media Ideator$40/hr$230
Traditional Chinese Localization Translator$33/hr$228
Marathi Localization Consultant (External Reviewer)$23/hr$161
Marathi Localization Translator$23/hr$137
Marathi Localization Translator$23/hr$106
IDV Proctor$26/hr$102
Proctor$22.08/hr
Duolingo Minion
Duolingo Minion
Duolingo Minion
ID Games Localization$60/hr
Traditional Chinese Localization Translator$31/hr
DET Corpus Reviewer
Brand Vision Strategist + Facilitator
Marketing Project - DP
DET Corpus Reviewer
DET Corpus Reviewer
Illustrator
DET Corpus Reviewer
Internal Auditor$35/hr
NYC Metros Tournament: May 9-10
DuoTV Script Refinement
Agency Breakfasts
Ad Copywriter
Linguist, on-screen talent
Animator
Audio
Spanish Speaker
Motion Designerfixed
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they treat freelancers

Structured briefs and repeat hourly retainers reward reliability and fast turnaround; expect many concurrent short-to-medium assignments rather than long single contracts.

Reputation
Uniformly high. Clear communication and availability from named coordinators, prompt feedback and repeat hires for language and localization work
The catch — ratings are uninformative
The buyer almost always gives 5★ outbound ratings and rarely provides written feedback, producing terse/generic public reviews rather than specific praise or criticism.
How they engage
Primarily short-to-medium engagements and many concurrent hourly retainers for localization; the buyer rehires the same freelancers on repeat contracts and runs both one-off fixed-price creative jobs and ongoing hourly assignments.
Working style
Operates with a product/centralized operations rhythm: briefs and scope for creative fixed-price work, and ongoing hourly tasking for localization with regular check-ins and named internal contacts handling coordination.
Who wins the work
Successful freelancers are organized communicators who can accept structured briefs for fixed creative scopes or operate reliably on hourly, repeat localization tasks at $20–35/hr; specialists (product research, senior program managers) win at higher rates with demonstrated domain experience.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 3 on 2+ repeat contracts. Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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