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Data Scientist Intern (PhD or Masters)

Duolingo

Join Duolingo as a Data Scientist Intern

Duolingo is on a mission to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As a Data Scientist Intern, you will be part of a team that is passionate about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems. You will have the opportunity to run experiments with our massive user base, make data-driven decisions, and contribute to our life-changing mission of educating half a billion learners worldwide.

What You'll Do

  • Derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results.
  • Apply advanced analytical methods, structural approaches, causal inference, and/or machine learning to model user behavior.
  • 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.
  • Communicate and present findings and recommendations to senior management.
  • Help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale.

What We're Looking For

  • Strong understanding of consumer digital products and an interest in applying advanced analytics and economics to business outcomes.
  • Pursuing a Masters or PhD degree (in at least the third year of PhD program) in a quantitative field such as Economics, Finance, Statistics, Math, Linguistics, Computer Science, or Computational Social Science.
  • Previous experience analyzing large datasets and communicating results to technical and non-technical senior-level audiences.
  • Skilled in SQL, R or Python, and/or statistical methods to analyze behavioral data.
  • 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 or NYC for the internship.

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.
  • Previous experience/internships in applied business settings.

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!

Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

By applying for this position, your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.

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  • Language learning opportunities
  • Catered in-house lunches
  • Breakfast and dinner options
  • Company-wide Hackathon
  • Frequent company-wide dinners
  • Monthly celebrations
  • Social clubs

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