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Data Scientist, Intern

Duolingo

New York, NY · Pittsburgh · USD 54-56 / month · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Location
New York, NY · Pittsburgh
Salary
USD 54-56 / month

About the role

  • Duolingo is seeking a Data Scientist Intern to join a team focused on fact-based decision making and innovative problem-solving.
  • The intern will work on modeling user behavior, evaluating product experiments, and influencing product roadmaps through data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

  • 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 potential new feature implementations
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop solutions
  • Evaluate product experiments to create and improve user experiences
  • Develop dashboards, reports, and/or forecasts
  • Ensure the quality of our tracking and data collection
  • Help preserve our culture of fact-based decision making as we scale

Requirements

  • Pursuing an Undergraduate or Masters degree in a quantitative field (e.g., statistics, economics, computer science, math, linguistics, computational social science, ML/AI)
  • Expected graduation in Fall 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028
  • 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
  • Able to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY

Benefits

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

Skills

  • SQL
  • Python
  • R
  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake
  • Dbt
  • Cursor
  • Prompt Engineering

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