Data Scientist, Intern (PhD or Masters)

About the position

The Data Scientist Intern position at Duolingo is designed for individuals pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in a quantitative field. The role focuses on deriving insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results. Interns will apply advanced analytical methods and collaborate with product and engineering teams to enhance user experiences through data-driven decision-making. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work on meaningful projects while being part of a mission to make education universally accessible.

Responsibilities

• Derive insights from data to influence product roadmaps and drive business results
• Apply advanced analytical methods, structural approaches, causal inference, and/or machine learning to model user behavior
• 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 a culture of fact-based decision making as the company scales

Requirements

• Pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Economics, Finance, Statistics, Math, Linguistics, Computer Science, Computational Social Science)
• Strong understanding of consumer digital products and interest in applying advanced analytics to business outcomes
• Previous experience analyzing large datasets and communicating results to technical and non-technical audiences
• Skilled in SQL, R or Python, and/or statistical methods to analyze behavioral data
• Enthusiasm for learning and sharing analytical methods

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with big data and cloud computing technologies like BigQuery, Snowflake, and/or dbt
• Experience articulating business questions and using data to find answers that translate into product recommendations
• Self-starter with a desire to learn new techniques and guide others
• Previous experience/internships in applied business settings

Benefits

• Language learning opportunities
• Catered in-house lunches, and breakfast and dinner options
• Company-wide Hackathon
• Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs