AI Research Engineer, New PhD Graduate

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. 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 You have an Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field (or expect to by August 2027) A portfolio of impactful work, in the form of (for example) publications, open‑source projects, or AI internships Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY A creative, interdisciplinary, and entrepreneurial approach to R&D Strong debugging and critical thinking skills Language learning opportunities Catered in‑house lunches and breakfast Company‑wide Hackathon PTO and company holidays Frequent company‑wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more! Salary Range: $137,700—$186,300 USD Read our blog to learn more. About the role... You will... 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 You have an Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field (or expect to by August 2027) A portfolio of impactful work, in the form of (for example) publications, open‑source projects, or AI internships Ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY A creative, interdisciplinary, and entrepreneurial approach to R&D Strong debugging and critical thinking skills Language learning opportunities Catered in‑house lunches and breakfast Company‑wide Hackathon PTO and company holidays Frequent company‑wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and so much more! Salary Range: $137,700—$186,300 USD Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well‑being with our benefits here . 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 View email address on click.appcast.io . 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Inested