Growth Engineer - remote

Mystery.org built Mystery Science, the fastest growing and most widely used elementary science resource in the country. The Growth team plays a critical role in increasing product adoption and usage by leveraging experiments. We continue to experience unprecedented growth and are looking to add curious full stack engineers who are open to or interested in Growth challenges and experiments.

While previous experience with experimentation techniques (i.e. A/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 stack. You'll make experimental changes to our frontend and backend with a goal of increasing growth metrics like teacher usage. Some changes may not stick, others will involve into weekly user habits!

You will report to Huey Kwik, our Director of Growth. We are headquartered in San Francisco and this position is open to both local and US-based, remote candidates.

On any given day, some of the things you will be working on as a Growth Engineer:

At Mystery.org, we believe it’s important that children stay curious as they grow up. We will 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.

We’ve created Mystery Science, the most widely used elementary science resource in the country. We have teachers signed up from 89% of elementary schools in the U.S. and now 50% of schools use us every month. We’ve created one of the fastest-growing learning resources and a brand that is loved by children and grown-ups alike.

We want children to have the ability to explore anything they are curious about. There are 1 billion children in the world today, and we want to make it possible for them to explore their questions, wherever they are. Over the past decade, the internet has given grownups a new superpower–the ability to instantly explore anything they wonder about--but children have been left behind. So we're collecting every question children ask and creating video explanations and resources for teachers to answer questions that children care about . We think this will be the most important learning tool ever created.

On your first day at Mystery.org, you’ll meet a group of 50 people who are passionate about learning and who each love their respective crafts. We were founded by Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz, who started Mystery Science in 2014. They have assembled a team of the best explainers in the world from the Exploratorium, Klutz, Stanford, the Field Museum, and leading private schools. In addition to the core Mystery.org team, we also collaborate with the passionate, expert team at Discovery Education, our parent company.

We have a strong focus on people which extends to every area of the company. We’re building the team that we want to work with.

Mystery.org is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified 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.

If you are inspired by our mission and passionate about helping teachers succeed and transforming science education for kids, we’d like to hear from you!