Senior Data Scientist, Duolingo
Business Intelligence
$139.2-259.9k
Equity
Language education platform
Job no longer available
Language education platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$139.2-259.9k
Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To give everyone access to a private tutor experience through technology, making learning fun and providing universal access to language education.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Information Systems)
- 5+ years of experience in data science, business intelligence, or related roles
- Experience in programming to extract, transform, and clean large data sets
- Proficiency in scripting for automation (e.g. Python) and advanced SQL skills
- Expertise in data visualization tools such as Tableau or Data Studio for full-stack data analysis, insight synthesis, and presentation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
- Able to relocate to or work in our New York or Pittsburgh offices
Desirable
- Advanced degree (Masters or equivalent) in a relevant field
- Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience at a high-growth company that has undertaken an IPO
- An impressive Duolingo XP or streak!
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining holistic business intelligence solutions based on industry best practices and help lead the way in redefining data into actionable insights
- You will work closely with engineering teams, product managers, and senior company leaders to deliver end-to-end data analysis and visualization solutions that will accelerate our data-driven business decisions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, integrate, and analyze data from various sources
- Design, build, and maintain automated reporting, dashboards, and ongoing analyses to enable data-driven decisions across partner business teams
- Build visually engaging and insightful dashboards using visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Plotly, Data Studio)
- Work closely with other data scientists and stakeholders to develop scalable reporting packages and statistical analyses to drive business results
- Manage and implement analytics solutions end-to-end, including project management, data gathering and manipulation, modeling, problem-solving, and communication of insights and recommendations
- Mentor and guide junior data scientists in developing their analytical skills and understanding of business intelligence tools
- Stay informed about the latest BI tools and technologies and recommend their adoption as needed
Our take
Duolingo is a free to use language learning app, offering 100+ courses in more than 40 languages. It is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and has previously been awarded Apple's iPhone App of the Year and Android's Best of the Best.
With over 500 million registered users, the company has unprecedented data insights on how people learn. Its team of language learning scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI experts use this data to constantly improve its effectiveness.
Alongside language courses, the company has created the Duolingo English Test which is an affordable and convenient language certification option accepted by more than 2,000 universities and institutions worldwide. Since its 2021 IPO, Duolingo has shown strong momentum. And regular changes to the app have brought increased user engagement, retention and stronger conversion.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2020
$35m
LATE VC
Apr 2020
$10m
LATE VC
Total funding: $183.3m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision for employees as well as eligible partners and dependents
- Mental health benefits such as therapy sessions and coaching to support you to be your best self
- Fertility benefits to support your family planning journey
- Fully paid parental and adoption leave
- Fully paid subscription to Care.com and paid backup days for dependents and your fur family
- 401(k) with generous match and immediate vesting
- 20 days of paid time off, with two additional weeks off for winter break
- First-time home buyer bonus (in Pittsburgh)
- Competitive salaries and equity
- Yearly stipend for professional development
- Transportation reimbursement for however you get to work
- Lunch prepared daily by our in-house chefs
- Annual international retreat for all full-time employees
- Monthly events celebrating our team and their amazing work
- On-site gym and massages
- Game room for taking brain breaks
Company HQ
East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA
Leadership
Luis von Ahn
(CEO & Co-founder)Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and founder of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA sold to Google.
Severin Hacker
(CTO & Co-founder)PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
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