AI Research Engineer, PhD
Duolingo
AI Research Engineer, PhD
Duolingo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: New York City • New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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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!
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
creativityinterdisciplinary approachentrepreneurial mindsetcollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Ph.D. in computer science or related technical field
