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Lever Demo 2

Data Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

$134K - $162K/yr

We've always been heavy data users, for product, marketing and growth. From self-serve solution, we ... We participated in Y Combinator in summer 2012, and since then have raised $73 million. As the ...

Creature

Construction Management Co-op

Birmingham, AL · Hybrid

... Engineers. What You'll Do * Support Project Delivery: Work with Project Managers (PMs) and ... Set Goals, See Progress: Create a personal learning plan to guide your summer growth. * Get ...

Creature

Construction Management Co-op

Birmingham, AL · On-site

... Engineers. What You'll Do * Support Project Delivery: Work with Project Managers (PMs) and ... Set Goals, See Progress: Create a personal learning plan to guide your summer growth. * Get ...

Lever Demo 2

Data Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

$134K - $162K/yr

We've always been heavy data users, for product, marketing and growth. From self-serve solution, we ... We participated in Y Combinator in summer 2012, and since then have raised $73 million. As the ...

Harlem Children's Zone

Summer Teacher

New York, NY · On-site

$45 - $100/hr

Build positive relationships with scholars, encouraging teamwork, confidence, and personal growth ... programming) * Prepare materials, set up program spaces, and maintain the cleanliness and ...

Harlem Children's Zone

Summer Teacher

New York, NY · On-site

$45 - $100/hr

Build positive relationships with scholars, encouraging teamwork, confidence, and personal growth ... programming) * Prepare materials, set up program spaces, and maintain the cleanliness and ...

Second Baptist School

Summer Staff 2026

Houston, TX · On-site

$12.75 - $16.75/hr

... spiritual growth and development in their own lives, and the lives of those they work with ... Do administrative tasks to ensure the success of the programming elements of their assigned ...

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What types of projects and responsibilities can a Summer Growth Engineer expect during their internship?

As a Summer Growth Engineer, you will typically work on cross-functional projects aimed at increasing user engagement, retention, or product adoption. Your daily responsibilities may include analyzing user data, designing and running A/B tests, and collaborating with product managers, designers, and marketing teams to implement growth strategies. You’ll gain practical experience with rapid experimentation, agile development cycles, and learn how engineering decisions impact business metrics. This role offers a dynamic environment where you’ll contribute directly to meaningful initiatives and have opportunities to develop both your technical and analytical skills.

What key skills and qualifications are needed to thrive as a Summer Growth Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Summer Growth Engineer, you need a solid background in software development, data analysis, and an understanding of growth metrics, often supported by coursework or experience in computer science, engineering, or mathematics. Familiarity with A/B testing platforms, analytics tools like Google Analytics or Mixpanel, and programming languages such as Python or JavaScript is typically required. Strong problem-solving skills, creativity, and effective communication stand out as essential soft skills for identifying and implementing growth strategies. These skills and qualities are crucial for rapidly iterating on product improvements, analyzing user behavior, and driving measurable growth during a limited internship period.

What are Summer Growth Engineers?

Summer Growth Engineers are typically interns or early-career engineers who work during the summer to help companies accelerate user acquisition, retention, and product adoption. They focus on building and optimizing features, tools, or experiments that directly impact a company's growth metrics. These roles often combine software engineering skills with data analysis and creative problem-solving. Summer Growth Engineers collaborate closely with product, marketing, and data teams to test new ideas and drive measurable improvements. The position is a great way for students or recent graduates to gain hands-on experience in both engineering and growth strategy.

What is the difference between Summer Growth Engineer vs Summer Data Analyst?

AspectSummer Growth EngineerSummer Data Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's in CS, Marketing, or related field; knowledge of growth toolsBachelor's in Statistics, Data Science, or related field; proficiency in data analysis
Work EnvironmentCross-functional teams, product-focused projectsData-focused projects, reporting, and insights generation
Employer & Industry UsageStartups, tech companies, marketing agencies

The Summer Growth Engineer focuses on developing and implementing strategies to drive user growth through technical and product initiatives, while the Summer Data Analyst primarily analyzes data to inform business decisions. Both roles require analytical skills, but the Growth Engineer emphasizes growth hacking and technical implementation, whereas the Data Analyst centers on data interpretation and reporting.

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Growth Engineer Intern

Valency Systems Inc

Berkeley, CA • On-site

Internship

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Job description

About Valency
Valency Systems is a small, dynamic team of engineers, scientists, and researchers building the global hub for the agentic research era.
We're based in Berkeley, California, and we're building something that matters. If you care about open science, advancing research at the speed of thought, and using AI to accelerate discovery, we'd love to talk.
As an intern, you'll be fully in-office 5 days a week over the summer - a great way to immerse yourself in the team and get the most out of your experience.
The Role
Right now, we have almost no data infrastructure. We do not know which acquisition channels are working, where users drop off, or which features drive retention. Your job is to build the instrumentation layer that changes that.
Reporting to the GTM Lead, this role is part software engineering, part product thinking, part analytics. You will not be handed a Jira board of tickets. You will be given business questions ('Are researchers who use Bond for literature review more likely to come back than those who use it for data queries?') and be expected to figure out what to build to answer them.
What You'll Do
  • Instrument product and marketing touch points from the ground up (if you enjoy event tracking, funnel analytics, and attribution, then this could be a good role for you)
  • Build dashboards that give the team real-time visibility into acquisition, activation, and retention metrics
  • Design and run growth experiments; report results in a format that informs decisions, not just describes data
  • Use AI tooling to automate reporting, surface anomalies, and reduce the manual work of monitoring growth metrics
  • Build lightweight internal tools that help the GTM team move faster. Think outreach automation, scraping pipelines, lead enrichment scripts
  • Work with the other members of the GTM team to ensure the data infrastructure supports their work and validates their hypotheses

Who You Are
  • You write code and think like a product person. You care about the business question behind the technical task
  • You have a strong educational background in CS, Data Science or related fields.
  • You are proficient in Python and/or JavaScript; you have built something with data pipelines, APIs, or analytics tooling
  • You are familiar with at least one analytics platform
  • You can work independently and make scoping decisions without over-engineering; at this stage, a working dashboard in two days beats a perfect architecture in two weeks
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity and can translate a vague business question into a specific technical implementation
  • You're already using AI coding assistants.
  • You're a team player with a growth mindset.
  • You're excited about open science and building infrastructure that advances human knowledge.

Nice to have: familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol), LLM APIs, or experience building tools on top of AI models.
Show Us Your Work
We want to see what you've built
  • GitHub repos
  • Side projects

What You'll Get
You'll work alongside founders and senior team members - not in a silo. Ship real work that matters. Learn building a dynamic company to support open science and agentic research. Experience startup culture with learning sessions and cross-team exposure. You'll interact with interesting academics and researchers from across many disciplines.
Details
  • Duration: 10-12 weeks (Summer 2026), flexible
  • This is a summer internship, but we're building a team - strong employees may continue into the fall or convert to a full-time role.
  • Location: Berkeley (on-site, in office)
  • Compensation: Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience and track
  • Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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