Senior Data Scientist, User Growth — Drive Product Impact

Duolingo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 183,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Data Scientist embedded with product development teams to drive data products and analyses that influence product decisions. You will collaborate across product, engineering, design, marketing, and finance to maximize ROI and impact.

The role requires strong SQL and Python/R skills, experience with ML models, and a passion for data-driven growth. A graduate quantitative degree and excellent communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Data Scientist embedded with a product development team.
• Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to distill insights.
• Graduate degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• Strong command of SQL, Python or R, AI tools, and data/analytics engineering ecosystems.
• Fluency with standard machine learning and predictive modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Embed within product teams to deliver data products and analyses.
• Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Finance.
• Own prioritization and ROI assessment of Data Science opportunities.
• Translate findings into leadership-ready narratives.
• Develop self-serve dashboards and analytical foundations.
• Mentor other Data Scientists.

Skills

Data Scientist

Communication

SQL

Python/R

ML techniques

Product collaboration

Education

Graduate degree in Data Science/Statistics/Economics

Tools

SQL

Python/R

AI tools

Analytics ecosystems

Job description

Duolingo is seeking a Data Scientist embedded with product development teams to drive data products and analyses that influence product decisions. You will collaborate across product, engineering, design, marketing, and finance to maximize ROI and impact.

The role requires strong SQL and Python/R skills, experience with ML models, and a passion for data-driven growth. A graduate quantitative degree and excellent communication are essential.