Data Scientist, Intern

Duolingo is hiring a Data Scientist, Intern in New York and Pittsburgh, United States. It pays $54-$56/hr and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this data scientist role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Cursor, Python and R.
Level files it as an internship.
Level lists 62 other open roles at Duolingo.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Apply advanced analytics and AI methods to model user behavior, evaluate product experiments, and derive insights as a Data Scientist Intern.

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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

You will...

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, and 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

You have...

Pursuing an Undergraduate or Masters degree in a quantitative field (e.g., statistics, economics, computer science, math, linguistics, computational social science, ML/AI) with 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 to help grow a collaborative Data Science team and data-forward company culture
Able to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY

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
Familiarity with AI tools such as Cursor, a knack for prompt engineering, and a desire to continue to innovate and learn in AI.
A GPA of 3.5+
A Duolingo streak

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!

Connect with your recruiter on the benefits for interns at Duolingo!

Hourly Range for this internship is:$54—$56 USD

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Accommodations: 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 accommodations@duolingo.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity: 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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How we rate this

Data Scientist, Intern at Duolingo rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

Data Scientist, Intern is an open job at Duolingo.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The listed pay is $54-$56/hr.
The role is based in New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA.
The job was posted on October 15, 2026.
Seniority: intern.
Applications are handled by Duolingo. Apply on Duolingo

Prepare for this job

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Prompt engineeringData AnalysisMachine learningStatisticsProduct AnalyticsCursorPythonR

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Pay

Typical data scientist job: $170k

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Questions you could be asked

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Tell me about a project where statistics was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where product analytics was part of your work. What did you do?

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