# Staff AI Research Engineer at Duolingo

- Company: Duolingo
- What the company does: Learn languages by playing a game. It. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, NEA and USV.
- Company website: https://www.duolingo.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://careers.duolingo.com/jobs/8932683002?gh_jid=8932683002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/duolingo-staff-ai-research-engineer/

## About the role

We are looking for an experienced AI Research Engineer to join our Speech team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as an AI research engineer, with experience across various machine learning techniques, and a particular focus on speech modeling: ASR, TTS, speech-to-speech models, audio tokenization, and more. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Proven experience as an AI research engineer, for example, in speech recognition, TTS, LLMs, or related fields
- Strong background in training and fine-tuning large models in an applied setting
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning or artificial intelligence, or equivalent experience
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage and inspire a team
- Deep understanding of machine learning concepts, frameworks, and best practices

Tags: AI + Machine Learning Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/duolingo-staff-ai-research-engineer/