Duolingo hits GDC again to recruit game devs to make gamified mobile apps

DuolingoThe manufacturer of popular language learning applications may appear in place Game Developers Conference. However, the company shows you once again to hire young game developers to help prepare gamied mobile apps.

Chief Officer Bob Meese in Duolingo Bob Meese, in their meetings with the fight, said he went to GDC to fill an employer Number of opening In Duolingo. One of the open positions is for a VP growth and product marketing.

“It is very important. It is the most important thing to learn or learn something really,” he said.

Meese said that this kind of recruitment was paid for Duolingo over the years; In September, the company announced new features including mini-games and video calls to help learning mini games and languages. Bonnie Ross343 Industry and Halo Franchise in Industry and Microsoft, Duolingo attended the independent board member in December, and he said that the company is amazing with entertaining learning.

Meese also noted that Duolingo had recently added Friend stripsThe example of the gamapiyon and noted the company Long-drawnas noted in the working manual. While learning is the key to entertain people, so they will stay longer and engage in application.

Meese said that the company’s leading mobile games companies are looking for more technical / analytical and experimental marketers. Meese said the company would not have a special kiosk, but someone will wear the Duo Owl Mascot suit in GDC and walk around the conference.

“We really enjoy coming to GDC and we are sure that everyone knows that we want to be part of society.”

Duolingo was a continuous growth. The company has 40 million daily active users and 117 million months of active Uer. The 26% adjustable Ebit-margin and orders were $ 870 million.

This is not open, but Duolingo is one of the companies that are “adjacent” to games. Amir Satvat, Game Jobs Champion, said that the game is critical to take into account such neighboring areas where the skills are looking for a wide range of job seekers. Your chances of getting a job outside college in the gaming industry are about 1% in the first year; If you use the Satvat resources that help you get a job in the past few years, your chances are getting better. Satvat said that if you have a chance to buy any job, re-develop if you expand your search to the adjacent industries.

Satvat has a group of volunteers working on this “Project Reality“The call is to find adjacent jobs as a step to work in the games. And it is exactly what to find the best game guy in Google before.

In general, Duolingo has about 850, and Meese, the company said that about 100 people felt like they grow. Most new employers are early in their careers. (Meese noted that Linkedin is a good connection point).