Data Scientist, Intern

Posted 3 Days Ago
2 Locations
Hybrid
54-56 Annually
Internship
Edtech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Other • Software
We’re here to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.
The Role
Analyze behavioral data, evaluate product experiments, model user behavior, develop dashboards and forecasts, ensure tracking quality, and provide insights that influence product decisions. Collaborate with product and engineering teams while applying statistical, analytical, and AI methods to improve user experiences and business outcomes.
Summary Generated by Built In

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 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.

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

Read our blog to learn more.

About the role
  You will...
  • Derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results
  • 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
  • Evaluate product experiments to create and improve user experiences
  • Develop dashboards, reports, and/or forecasts
  • Ensure the quality of our tracking and data collection
  • Help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale

  You have...
  • 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
  • Strong understanding of consumer digital products and an interest in applying advanced analytics to business outcomes
  • 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 will have...
  • 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
  • Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor, a knack for prompt engineering, and a desire to continue to innovate and learn in AI.
  • A GPA of 3.5+
  • A Duolingo streak

Why you’ll love working here…

  • Language learning opportunities
  • Catered in-house lunches, and breakfast and dinner options
  • Company-wide Hackathon
  • Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more!

Connect with your recruiter on the benefits for interns at Duolingo!

Hourly Range for this internship is:
$54—$56 USD

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Equal Employment Opportunity: 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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Skills Required

  • Pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in a quantitative field, with expected graduation in Fall 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028
  • Strong understanding of consumer digital products and interest in applying advanced analytics to business outcomes
  • Previous experience analyzing large datasets and communicating results
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python or R, and/or statistical methods for analyzing behavioral data
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Enthusiasm for learning and sharing analytical methods
  • Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or New York, New York
  • Experience with big data and cloud computing technologies such as BigQuery, Snowflake, and/or dbt
  • Experience translating business questions and data analysis into product recommendations
  • Self-starter mindset and desire to learn new techniques and guide others
  • Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor and prompt engineering
  • GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • A Duolingo streak

Duolingo Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Duolingo and has not been reviewed or approved by Duolingo.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for core engineering and product roles, with required jurisdictions showing posted ranges and immigration filings implying a strong base-salary floor. Public compensation snapshots indicate senior packages can scale higher, supporting a clear, market-aligned structure.
  • Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with mental-health resources and fertility support as core offerings. Coverage for dependents and strong wellness benefits are consistently highlighted.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — About 20 days of PTO plus a two‑week company winter break and paid holidays provide substantial time away. A formal sabbatical at 10 years further expands long‑term recharge options.

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The Company
HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
670 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Duolingo is a language-learning education platform that offers 98 total courses across nearly 40 distinct languages. Duolingo is the world’s most popular way to learn a language. Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Some of our products include: 1. Duolingo: The free, fun, and effective way to learn a language! 2. DET (Duolingo English Test): A modern language proficiency tool designed for today's international students and institutions. It offers an English proficiency score, video interview, and writing sample in an accessible, efficient, and secure testing experience. 3. Duolingo Math: An app that can make math be fun. For everyone. Students can focus on elementary math, which covers classroom topics, or adults can focus on brain training, which strengthens mental math skills and covers more advanced topics. 4. Duolingo ABC: An educational learning app that offers immersive lessons to teach preschool to second grade kids reading fundamentals. Founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and in 2019 became the top-grossing education app worldwide. The app has been awarded Apple's iPhone App of the Year and Android's Best of the Best. Learning a new language used to be expensive; we believe it should be free. Over 1.2 billion people are learning a second language and most of them are learning English to improve their lives. Learning a new language is hard; we believe it can be fun. We use bite-sized lessons that feel like playing a game to keep our learners motivated. With over 500 million learners we have unprecedented data insights on how people learn. Our teams of language learning scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI experts use this data to constantly improve our effectiveness. We’re building a future in which the highest-quality education is accessible to all. Duolingo has been named: 2022 Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2022 Fast Company 10 Most Innovative Education Company 2021 Forbes Best Startup Employers 2020, 2018, 2017, 2013 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company 2020 Best Machine Learning Startups for by Glassdoor 2018 Inc. Best Places to Work 2018 Entrepreneur Top Company Culture List University Program Awards: 2022 Handshake Early Talent Award 2022 Untapped Top Internship Programs 2022 OneReq Internship Program Trailblazer Award

Why Work With Us

Our global team works together to make language learning fun, free, and effective for anyone who wants to learn, wherever they are. Best of all, you get to work alongside Duo (literally)!

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