AI Research Engineer, PhD
Duolingo
AI Research Engineer, PhD
Duolingo
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Pittsburgh • New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $131,800 - $186,000 per year
Job Level
Entry Level
About the role
- 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
Requirements
- You have an 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
- 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
Benefits
- 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!
- Equity compensation and world-class benefits
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
computer sciencedebuggingcritical thinkingprototypingsolution implementationreturn on investment evaluation
Soft skills
collaborationcreativityinterdisciplinary approachentrepreneurial mindset
Certifications
Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field
