Duolingo

<p>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!</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. </p>
<p>Read <a href="https://blog.duolingo.com/?utm_source=greenhouse.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=generalblog_gh_091224" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">our blog</a> to learn more.</p>
<hr />
<h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2>
<h4><strong>  You will...</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results</li>
<li>Apply advanced analytical methods, structural approaches, causal inference, and/or machine learning and AI to model user behavior and estimate the impact of potential new feature implementations, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop solutions</li>
<li>Evaluate product experiments to create and improve user experiences</li>
<li>Communicate and present findings and recommendations to senior management </li>
<li>Help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h4><strong>  You have...</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Pursuing a PhD degree (in at least the third year of PhD program) in a quantitative field (e.g. Economics, Finance, Statistics, Math, Linguistics, Computer Science, Computational Social Science, ML/AI), ideally planning to graduate in Fall 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028</li>
<li>Strong understanding of consumer digital products and an interest in applying advanced analytics and economics to business outcomes</li>
<li>Previous experience analyzing large datasets, communicating results to technical and non-technical senior-level audiences, and making actionable recommendations that improve the product or business</li>
<li>Skilled in SQL, R or Python, and/or statistical methods to analyze behavioral data</li>
<li>Enthusiasm for learning and sharing analytical methods to help grow a collaborative Data Science team and data-forward company culture</li>
<li>Able to relocate to Pittsburgh or NYC for the internship</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h4><strong>  Exceptional candidates will have...</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Experience with "big data" and cloud computing technologies like BigQuery, Snowflake, and/or dbt</li>
<li>Experience articulating business questions and using available data to find answers that translate into product recommendations</li>
<li>Self-starter, with a desire to both learn new techniques and guide others</li>
<li>Previous experience/internships in applied business settings</li>
<li>Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor, a knack for prompt engineering, and a desire to continue to innovate and learn in AI</li>
<li>A GPA of 3.5+</li>
<li>A Duolingo streak</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> Why you’ll love working here…</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Language learning opportunities</li>
<li>Catered in-house lunches and breakfast</li>
<li>Company-wide Hackathon</li>
<li>PTO and company holidays</li>
<li>Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<hr /><div><div><div><p><em>Connect with your recruiter on the benefits for interns at Duolingo!</em></p></div><div>Hourly Range for this internship is:</div><div><span>$63</span><span>—</span><span>$65 USD</span></div></div></div><div><p><strong>Benefits:</strong> Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits <a href="https://careers.duolingo.com/#benefits" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Job Alerts:</strong> Sign up for job alerts <a href="http://my.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in?job_board=duolingo" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Accommodations: </strong>We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact <a href="mailto:accommodations@duolingo.com">accommodations@duolingo.com</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Equal Employment Opportunity: </strong>Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.<br /><br /><strong>Fraud Warning: </strong>Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.<br /><br />By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTX9GKeRMOMA9Vtm0vfGibrYPYz8ysl0Dg8KSXgj_PxeT5ChsdnNZZWtpxu4t7xillTPGnngnKCjIbV/pub" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank"> Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice</a>.<br /><br /></p></div>

Data Scientist, Intern (PhD)

<p>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!</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. </p>
<p>Read <a href="https://blog.duolingo.com/?utm_source=greenhouse.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=generalblog_gh_091224" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">our blog</a> to learn more.</p>
<hr />
<h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2>
<p> </p>
<h4><strong>  You will...</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results</li>
<li>Apply advanced analytical and AI methods to model user behavior and estimate the impact of potential new feature implementations, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop solutions</li>
<li>Evaluate product experiments to create and improve user experiences</li>
<li>Develop dashboards, reports, and/or forecasts</li>
<li>Ensure the quality of our tracking and data collection</li>
<li>Help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h4><strong>  You have...</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Pursuing an Undergraduate or Masters degree in a quantitative field (e.g., statistics, economics, computer science, math, linguistics, computational social science, ML/AI) with expected graduation in Fall 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028</li>
<li>Strong understanding of consumer digital products and an interest in applying advanced analytics to business outcomes</li>
<li>Previous experience analyzing large datasets and communicating results</li>
<li>Skilled in SQL, Python or R, and/or statistical methods to analyze behavioral data</li>
<li>Excellent presentation and communication skills</li>
<li>Enthusiasm for learning and sharing analytical methods to help grow a collaborative Data Science team and data-forward company culture</li>
<li>Able to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h4><strong>  Exceptional candidates will have...</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Experience with "big data" and cloud computing technologies like BigQuery, Snowflake, and/or dbt</li>
<li>Experience articulating business questions and using available data to find answers that translate into product recommendations</li>
<li>Self-starter, with a desire both to learn new techniques and guide others</li>
<li>Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor, a knack for prompt engineering, and a desire to continue to innovate and learn in AI.</li>
<li>A GPA of 3.5+</li>
<li>A Duolingo streak</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> Why you’ll love working here…</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Language learning opportunities</li>
<li>Catered in-house lunches, and breakfast and dinner options</li>
<li>Company-wide Hackathon</li>
<li>Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<hr /><div><div><div><p><em>Connect with your recruiter on the benefits for interns at Duolingo!</em></p></div><div>Hourly Range for this internship is:</div><div><span>$54</span><span>—</span><span>$56 USD</span></div></div></div><div><p><strong>Benefits:</strong> Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits <a href="https://careers.duolingo.com/#benefits" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Job Alerts:</strong> Sign up for job alerts <a href="http://my.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in?job_board=duolingo" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Accommodations: </strong>We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact <a href="mailto:accommodations@duolingo.com">accommodations@duolingo.com</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Equal Employment Opportunity: </strong>Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.<br /><br /><strong>Fraud Warning: </strong>Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.<br /><br />By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTX9GKeRMOMA9Vtm0vfGibrYPYz8ysl0Dg8KSXgj_PxeT5ChsdnNZZWtpxu4t7xillTPGnngnKCjIbV/pub" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank"> Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice</a>.<br /><br /></p></div>

Data Scientist, Intern

<p>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!</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. </p>
<p>Read <a href="https://blog.duolingo.com/?utm_source=greenhouse.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=generalblog_gh_091224" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">our blog</a> to learn more.</p>
<hr />
<p><strong>About the role...</strong></p>
<p><strong>🧠  You will...</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Solve our most ambitious problems with the right tool for the task</li>
<li>Collaborate cross-functionally to bring your ideas to life in the product</li>
<li>Identify problems, prototype solutions, evaluate their return on investment, and then implement the best solution at scale to improve the lives of our millions of learners each day</li>
<li>Share your findings both within Duolingo as well as to the broader research community</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>✅  You have...</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You have an Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field (or expect to by August 2027)</li>
<li>A portfolio of impactful work, in the form of (for example) publications, open-source projects, or AI internships</li>
<li>Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY</li>
<li>A creative, interdisciplinary, and entrepreneurial approach to R&amp;D</li>
<li>Strong debugging and critical thinking skills</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>❤️  Why you'll love working here...</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Language learning opportunities</li>
<li>Catered in-house lunches and breakfast</li>
<li>Company-wide Hackathon</li>
<li>PTO and company holidays</li>
<li>Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!</li>
</ul>
<hr /><div><div><div><p><em>The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!</em></p></div><div>Salary Range: </div><div><span>$137,700</span><span>—</span><span>$186,300 USD</span></div></div></div><div><p><strong>Benefits:</strong> Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits <a href="https://careers.duolingo.com/#benefits" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Job Alerts:</strong> Sign up for job alerts <a href="http://my.greenhouse.io/users/sign_in?job_board=duolingo" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Accommodations: </strong>We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact <a href="mailto:accommodations@duolingo.com">accommodations@duolingo.com</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Equal Employment Opportunity: </strong>Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.<br /><br /><strong>Fraud Warning: </strong>Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.<br /><br />By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTX9GKeRMOMA9Vtm0vfGibrYPYz8ysl0Dg8KSXgj_PxeT5ChsdnNZZWtpxu4t7xillTPGnngnKCjIbV/pub" rel="noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank"> Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice</a>.<br /><br /></p></div>

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