Khan Academy · 19 hours ago
Senior Fullstack Engineer I (24 months fixed-term)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$138K/yr - $172K/yr
5+ years expKhan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. The Senior Fullstack Engineer I will work on product teams focused on providing equitable solutions to historically under-resourced communities of students and teachers, building tools and integrating learning science into the platform.
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Responsibilities
Building tools for teachers to use Khan Academy as a strategic supplement in their classrooms
Integrating state of the art learning science into our product to enable students and teachers identify and address literacy skill gaps
Qualification
Required
5+ years experience building world-class product experiences for an interactive web-app
Built and maintained scalable backend services
Built and maintained complex, stateful frontend user interfaces
Strong technical project management skills
Experience building and maintaining complex software
Writing clean, maintainable software that solves hard problems
Writing testable, quality code
Strong communication, thoughtfulness, and desire to give and receive regular feedback
Empathy for learners around the world
Motivated to learn new things and share what you learn with the world
Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization
Excitement about helping Khan Academy bring a free, world-class education to the world
Preferred
Prior experience working with AI engineers to build AI-driven features that support education use cases
Experience building user interfaces with accessibility in mind
Prior experience building an ELA learning or assessment product (using Generative AI / LLMs)
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority.
Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times
Generous parental leave
An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life
Company
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides a free world class education for anyone, anywhere.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$16.21MKey Investors
Amgen FoundationOmidyar Network
2022-01-01Series A· $0.01M
2020-07-21Grant· $3M
2017-10-12Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Caroline Hu Flexer
CEO & Co-Founder of Khan Academy Kids & Duck Duck Moose
Boris Lau
Senior Software Engineer
Recent News
2026-01-22
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2025-12-15
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