AI Research Intern (PhD)
Duolingo · New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
About this role
**AI Research Intern (PhD)** **Our mission** Duolingo is developing the best education in the world and making it universally available. You’ll join a team focused on educating users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and solving complex problems with meaningful, fun work. --- **🧠 You Will…** - Apply AI methods to massive real-world datasets - Prototype new models, run small-scale experiments, and/or productionize solutions at scale - Collaborate with a cross-functional team of researchers and engineers to build product features and/or publish state-of-the-art findings - Use the right tools to tackle our most ambitious problems - Work cross-functionally to bring your ideas into the product - Identify problems, prototype solutions, evaluate ROI, and implement the best approach at scale to improve the lives of millions of learners --- **✅ You Have…** - Pursuing a PhD in AI, machine learning, natural language processing, or a related field - Graduation expected by **August 2028** - Contributions to research communities (e.g., publishing at **ACL, CVPR, EDM, ICML, NeurIPS**, etc.) - A portfolio of impactful work (e.g., publications, open-source projects, or AI internships) - Experience implementing AI systems in **Python, Java, Scala, or C/C++** (not just R or MATLAB) - A creative, interdisciplinary, entrepreneurial approach to R&D - Strong debugging and critical thinking skills - **12-week consecutive availability**, with possible windows: - **May 24, 2027 – August 13, 2027** - **June 14, 2027 – September 3, 2027** - Ability to relocate to **Pittsburgh, PA** or **New York, NY** --- **⭐ What you can expect…** - Language learning opportunities - Catered in-house lunches, plus breakfast and dinner options - Company-wide Hackathon - PTO and company holidays - Frequent company-wide dinners, monthly celebrations, social clubs, and more --- **Pay (internship hourly range)** **$67–$69 USD** --- *Connect with your recruiter for details on intern benefits.* *Equal Employment Opportunity:* Duolingo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics. *Fraud Warning:* Duolingo and its employees will never ask for Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and will never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo emails end in **@duolingo.com** or **@recruiting.duolingo.com**.
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