Data Scientist I, New Graduate

Join Duolingo as a Data Scientist I, New Graduate

Duolingo is on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As a Data Scientist I, you will play a crucial role in this mission by deriving insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results. You will apply advanced analytical methods to model user behavior and estimate the impact of potential new features. Collaborating with product and engineering teams, you will develop and implement solutions that enhance user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• 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!).

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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!

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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