Data Scientist, Intern
Duolingo
About the role
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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Responsibilities
- You will derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and apply advanced analytical methods to model user behavior.
- Additionally, you will evaluate product experiments, develop dashboards, and ensure the quality of data collection.
Qualifications
- Candidates must be pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in a quantitative field with an expected graduation in 2027 or 2028.
- You should have strong skills in SQL, Python or R, and experience analyzing large datasets.
Benefits
- Language learning opportunities
- Catered in-house lunches
- Breakfast options
- Dinner options
- Company-wide Hackathon
- Monthly celebrations
- Social clubs
Skills mentioned
About Duolingo
Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store. Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Learning a new language is hard, but staying motivated is often the hardest part. That’s why we use fun, bite-sized, game-like lessons designed to keep you engaged and to drive real learning outcomes. Our approach is grounded in efficacy: we continuously test and improve our methods to ensure learners make meaningful progress. We also believe in democratizing education by offering an effective, high-quality free product. Developing a great free product is essential to our mission, ensuring that anyone with a smartphone can access learning that works. When it comes to utilizing AI tools, we have a golden rule: we use it when it clearly improves outcomes for learners. We don’t use it as a shortcut or a replacement for people, but as a tool to enhance learning experiences and efficacy. Duolingo has been named to: Fast Company’s Most Innovative Education Company (2026, 2022), Apple Design Award (2023), TIME100 Most Influential Companies (2023), Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators (2022), among others.
H-1B sponsorship history
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