Data Scientist (New Graduate)

  • 5 days (37-42 days PTO)
  • Hybird Remote, Pittsburgh

Posted 4 months ago

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Only considering candidates eligible to work in Pittsburgh, USA ⚠️

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

icon-brain-16px  You will...
  • 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!)
icon-check-16px  You have...
  • 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 2025 or Spring/Summer 2026. We will also consider candidates with 1-2 years since degree completion.
  • 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
icon-star-16px  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

icon-heart-16px Why you’ll love working here…

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

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:

$135,000—$200,000 USD

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

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 [email protected].

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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Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. As the most downloaded education app, Duolingo transforms language learning into an engaging and accessible experience for millions globally.

Working Week

We work 5 days per week but offer 37 days of vacation per year.

Our Vacation Policy

All employees get 20 days PTO (rising to 25 days after 5 years), 7 company holidays, a 2-week winter break and unlimited sick time. This means our team is off almost 2 months per year! p.s. parents also can take 5 hours a week for responsibilities like school events or daycare pick-up

Remote Working Policy

Duolingo supports flexible work arrangements that blend on-site collaboration with remote work options, ensuring employees can choose the environment that best suits their productivity and personal needs.

  • Pittsburgh
    2400

Company Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits including HDHP & PPO options
  • 16 weeks fully paid parental leave and parent hours
  • Medical, dental, vision coverage
  • Equipment allowance
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • Access to training and development programs
  • Eligibility for a fully-paid 2-month sabbatical after 10 years
  • Mental health support with free therapy and coaching sessions

Desirable Skills and Experience

  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake
  • dbt
  • Python
  • R
  • SQL
  • Experiment design
  • Data analysis
  • Statistical methods
  • User behavior modeling
  • Dashboarding
  • Data quality assurance
  • Presentation skills
  • Communication

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