Data Scientist I

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!

At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.

Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

What you’ll do...

• Derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results
• Apply advanced analytical methods to model user behavior and estimate the impact of potential new features. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop and implement solutions.
• Evaluate product experiments to create and improve user experiences
• Build dashboards, reports, and/or forecasts to help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale
• Ensure the quality of our tracking and data collection is high (and improving!)

What we’re looking for…

• Strong understanding of consumer digital products and an interest in applying advanced analytics to business outcomes
• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative field (e.g. statistics, economics, computer science, math, linguistics, computational social science), with expected graduation by Fall 2024 or Spring/Summer 2025. We will also consider candidates with 1-2 years since degree completion.
• Previous experience analyzing large datasets and communicating results
• Skilled in SQL, Python or R, and/or statistical methods to analyze behavioral data
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Enthusiasm for learning and sharing analytical methods to help grow a collaborative Data Science team and data-forward company culture
• Able to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY

Exceptional Candidates...

• Experience with "big data" and cloud computing technologies like BigQuery, Snowflake, and/or dbt
• Experience articulating business questions and using available data to find answers that translate into product recommendations
• Self-starter, with a desire both to learn new techniques and guide others

Why you’ll love working here…

• Language learning opportunities
• Catered in-house lunches and breakfast
• Company-wide Hackathon
• PTO and company holidays
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!

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 your recruiter.

Because Duolingo requires all employees to return to work from an office, all employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain employed unless they have an exemption to vaccination pursuant to a required reasonable accommodation. This is so that our employees feel safe in the office.

Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.

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.

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We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.

This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range:

$125,000 - $135,000 USD