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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 62 days Duolingo's roles stay open a median of 55 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Duolingo's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Duolingo
- high 58 stale, 6 reposted of 89 open
- Hiring momentum
- 119 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-04
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Duolingo's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Duolingo.
About this role
As a Senior Data Science Manager at Duolingo, you will lead a team of 6 to 10 data scientists focused on User Growth. Your responsibilities include setting the analytical vision, conducting experiments to drive user acquisition and retention, developing forecasting systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence strategic decisions. This role emphasizes both technical expertise in data science and strong leadership skills to foster team development and impact.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Duolingo as an employer.
What you need
- Experience using data science and analytics to solve product and business problems.
- Experience managing 5+ person data science teams.
- A graduate degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise in formal analytical techniques.
- Applied industry experience using causal inference, experimentation, and/or machine learning models.
- Proven ability to build, lead, and grow a high-performing data science team.
- Strong command of SQL, Python or R, and data/analytics engineering ecosystems.
Nice to have
- Experience operating at a high-growth, data-intensive consumer technology company.
- Experience developing and implementing a long-range analytical vision that shaped product strategy and business outcomes.
- Demonstrated success in building forecasting systems or attribution models at scale.
- Experience navigating the transition from growth-stage to scaled public company, including the analytical demands that come with investor-grade reporting and forecasting.
- Experience with AI and machine learning as applied to user behavior modeling, notification optimization, or personalization.
Worth weighing
- No specific benefits listed in the posting.
- Salary range provided but subject to change; base salary supplemented by equity compensation.
- Role involves significant leadership and team management responsibilities, which may impact work-life balance.
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Listed by Duolingo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-04. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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