About the role#
As a Data Scientist intern, you will work directly with our product and engineering teams. You will use data to influence product roadmaps and help the company make fact-based decisions as we grow. This role involves modeling user behavior, evaluating experiments, and ensuring our data collection remains accurate.
What you'll do#
- 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 new features.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build solutions.
- Evaluate product experiments to improve user experiences.
- Create dashboards, reports, and forecasts.
- Maintain the quality of our tracking and data collection.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing an Undergraduate or Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or Mathematics.
- Expected graduation in Fall 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028.
- A GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- A current Duolingo streak.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python or R, and statistical methods for behavioral data.
- Experience analyzing large datasets and communicating results to others.
- Strong understanding of consumer digital products.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Experience with big data and cloud tools like BigQuery, Snowflake, or dbt is a plus.
- Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor and prompt engineering.
- A self-starting attitude and an enthusiasm for sharing analytical methods.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship.
- You must be able to work on-site in either Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
- The internship follows a rolling term structure.
About Duolingo
Duolingo develops software for language learning and proficiency assessment. The company operates a platform that uses short lessons to teach languages. Founded in 2011, it is based in Pittsburgh. It maintains a workforce between 501 and 1,000 employees.
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