Khan Academy is a ten-year-old non-profit with a mission of a "free world-class education for anyone, anywhere". We're used by millions of learners every month both in the classroom and in their homes. We've got tools for teachers and coaches, plus the official SAT Prep, and a bunch more.
Hi. I recently applied to this role https://boards.greenhouse.io/khanacademy/jobs/1797331 and am curious to know more about Khan Academy; I believe in its mission to make world class education accessible to anyone from anywhere. How can I know more about the firm and about this opportunity?
1. Engineering is somewhere around 75 people (including management)
2. The principles doc is open to the public. I'm not sure why you're unable to view it. The high level principles are "We champion quality", "We nurture every engineer", "We collaborate compassionately", and there's more detail in the doc.
3. Our mission is a long-term one. In 2020, I suspect we'll be continuing to expand by making further in-roads with students in US schools (and schools in some of our other targeted regions like India, Brazil, Mexico), and helping people by leveling the test preparation field.
We continue to expand our content, which is freely available and translated into many languages.
As I mentioned in my original message about the job posting, though, in 2020 Engineering has a special focus on rebuilding our backend. This will have some user-facing benefits in the short term, and many longer term benefits as it will better prepare us for continued growth.
Khan Academy is a ten-year-old non-profit with a mission of a "free world-class education for anyone, anywhere". We're used by millions of learners every month both in the classroom and in their homes. We've got tools for teachers and coaches, plus the official SAT Prep, and a bunch more.
I recently blogged about how we're moving from Python 2 to Go: http://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/goliath.htm
It's a huge and exciting project.