The opportunity
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!
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 and AI 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
Communicate and present findings and recommendations to senior management
Help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale
Pursuing a PhD degree (in at least the third year of PhD program) in a: quantitative field (e.g. Economics, Finance, Statistics, Math, Linguistics, Computer Science, Computational Social Science, ML/AI), ideally planning to graduate in Fall 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028
What they're looking for
- Strong understanding of consumer digital products and an interest in applying: advanced analytics and economics to business outcomes
- Previous experience analyzing large datasets, communicating results to: technical and non-technical senior-level audiences, and making actionable recommendations that improve the product or business
- 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
