The role
We`re expanding our growth team and are looking for a full-stack engineer who will help more elementary teachers discover and experience mystery scienceYou`ll be joining a team that has created a successful bottoms-up, teacher-focused growth model, in an industry that has historically been dominated by top-down enterprise salesWe`re now reaching 200k+ teachers every month, in more than 50% of us elementary schools - which means we help around 4 million children each month to discover the wonders of this world and stay curiousWe have ambitious goals to help teachers use us more, and reach 500k+ monthly users in a couple of years.
While previous experience with experimentation techniques (i.eA/b testing) is a plus, it is by no means a requirement — overall growth interest and curiosity is what`s important! the ideal candidate will be adept in working up and down the web stackYou`ll make experimental changes to our frontend and backend with a goal of increasing growth metrics like teacher usageSome changes may not stick, others will involve into weekly user habits!
You`ll be working alongside an [eclectic group of people on your immediate and larger team](https://about.mystery.org/team) and you will report to our director of growthWe are headquartered in san francisco and this position is open to both local and us-based, remote candidates.
About you
You’re excited about writing code to test ideas that’ll help teachers and students use mystery science more frequently.
You’re excited to work on a full stack web application.
You know that having the right tests is more impactful than just having tests.
You’re get excited by new challenges and are never afraid to work on problems that require learning something new!
You’re part engineer & product thinkerWe know the best ideas come from a deep understanding of both domains.
You have a passion for education and staying curious.
Day-to-day
On any given day, some of the things you will be working on as a growth engineer:
Releasing: we deliver features and improvements to our code base multiple times a day, running our ci/cd pipeline through circleci.
Experimenting: we brainstorm lots of ideas to help teachers make mystery science a weekly habitSome of that comes from looking at data, some of that comes from talking to usersWe then take the best ideas and run them as a/b tests.
Collaborating: you’re excited to be working with cross-functional groups and varying levels of technical experienceYou know that the best ideas come from balancing multiple viewpoints, and working together with other engineers helps everyone learn and grow.
Learning: you know that the skills you have today are a tool to continue learning, and a growth mindset is important to continued improvementYou hope to be a better engineer, teammate, and person every single day.
Related tech: just a couple of the things we use daily: ruby on rails, postgres, heroku, circleci, new relic, sidekiq, sendgrid, github, and many more!
About mystery science
At mystery science, we believe it’s important that children stay curious as they grow upWe want to ensure that the next generation sees it’s an amazing world we live in, full of possibility and wonder — and that they learn how to figure things out for themselves.
Mystery science is the most widely used elementary science resource in the countryBy designing a program that is engaging and easy to implement, we’ve created one of the fastest-growing learning resources and a brand that is loved by children and grown-ups alike.
Mystery science is a part of discovery education – a global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for k-12 classrooms.
Discovery education partners with districts, states, and like-minded organizations to provide teachers with customized solutions that support the success of all learnersWhen you join us, you become part of a fast-growing global organization that is empowering educators with the digital tools and professional learning they need to connect students to the real-world.
Inspired?
If you are inspired by our mission and passionate about helping kids stay curious, we’d like to hear from you!
Discovery education is an equal opportunity employerDiscovery education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to workTo that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serveQualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.
