# Senior Data Scientist, Growth Forecasting

**Company:** [Duolingo](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/duolingo)
**Location:** Pittsburgh, PA, New York, NY
**Role:** Data Science
**Salary:** $183k – $247k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** SQL, Python, Forecasting, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Ai Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-08-31

> Senior Data Scientist responsible for advancing and delivering trustworthy user-growth forecasts, partnering with Product, Finance, and Strategy to influence business decisions. Requires strong forecasting experience, quantitative expertise, SQL and Python proficiency, and excellent communication skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and deliver trustworthy quarterly user-growth forecasts for Duolingo’s product portfolio.
- Collaborate with data scientists and cross-functional partners in Product, Finance, and Strategy.
- Mentor junior data scientists and help ensure forecasts are reliable and delivered consistently.
- Develop forecasts that reflect product development, major initiatives, and evolving business strategy.
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear narratives and actionable recommendations for senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Develop and validate forecasting methodology improvements aligned with business priorities.
- Build systems and processes that make forecasting robust and repeatable.

## Requirements
- Applied industry experience building forecasts in messy real-world settings where confounding factors, details, and assumption validity matter.
- Graduate degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise in formal analytical techniques.
- Ability to connect technical results to real-world recommendations and translate product and business changes into technical requirements.
- Strong command of SQL, Python, AI analysis tools, and data and analytics engineering ecosystems.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex quantitative work into clear, actionable insights.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience at a high-growth consumer technology company.
- Experience specifically with user-growth forecasting.
- Experience at a public company and with investor-grade reporting and forecasting.

## Compensation
- Base salary range: $182,800–$247,300 USD.
- Equity compensation supplements the base salary.

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