Duolingo

Duolingo

Senior AI Research Engineer

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$197k-$267kDetected 10 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentMachine LearningLLMsResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

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odds of building a lasting career here

64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level III · 3×
Level I$107,5151 entry
Level II$150,7382 entries
Level III$193,9603 entries
Level IV$237,1824 entries

$39,982 more$237,182 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $237,182 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer and Information Research Scientists" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer and Information Research Scientists (15-1221) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

from this employer's Department of Labor filings

Green-card follow-through: 89%

Of 9 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 1 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 488 days.93% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

DOL often reclassifies their job titles

The Department of Labor assigned a different occupation than this employer requested on 45% of its 20 wage determinations — against a 18% norm. The occupation sets the prevailing wage floor.Reclassification is routine and can reflect genuinely hybrid roles; it is not by itself evidence of underpayment.

Files H-1B transfers

21 transfer filings in the last year, covering 21 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • You'll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes - while doing work that's both fun and meaningful.
  • The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as an AI research engineer, with experience across various machine learning techniques including large language models, speech models, benchmarking, and/or personalization.

Skills

  • The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons.

Compensation

  • $197,200 - $266,800 USD

Benefits

  • Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.

Company info

  • We are looking for a Senior AI Research Engineer to join our Duolingo Video Call team.

Equal opportunity

  • Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
  • We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
  • Fraud Warning: Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees.
  • Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we'll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process.

This listing is sourced directly from Duolingo's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.