Duolingo aims to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available by solving complex problems in learning, including expanding subjects like Math and Music, and offering English proficiency testing through the Duolingo English Test.
Requirements
- You have a Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field (or expect to by August 2026)
- A portfolio of impactful work, in the form of (for example) publications, open-source projects, or AI internships
- A creative, interdisciplinary, and entrepreneurial approach to R&D
- Strong debugging and critical thinking skills
Responsibilities
- Solve our most ambitious problems with the right tool for the task
- Collaborate cross-functionally to bring your ideas to life in the product
- Identify problems, prototype solutions, evaluate their return on investment, and then implement the best solution at scale to improve the lives of our millions of learners each day
- Share your findings both within Duolingo as well as to the broader research community
Other
- Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY
- Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field (or expected completion by August 2026)
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Sharing findings with the broader research community
- Commitment to language learning and educational innovation
