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Computers/Software | Mountain View, CA, United States
Khan Academy is looking for top-notch data scientists and engineers to create a free virtual classroom for the world. Join us on our mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
We’re fun, quirky geeks at heart who believe that shipping beats perfection. We've built a talented development team including Fog Creekers Ben Kamens and Jason Rosoff, jQuery creator John Resig and Google hire #1 Craig Silverstein. We’re a small but elite team from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Fog Creek, tech startups, Pixar, McKinsey, hedge funds and more.
Our Data Scientists and Engineers will focus on unlocking the unique power of our dataset to improve the learning experience of our users. We'll build a technology toolkit (a data warehouse, distributed compute environment, and collection of useful APIs) to turbo-charge our own research. We'll design thoughtful experiments using our open source A/B testing framework to determine what works and what doesn't. We'll collaborate closely with our developers and designers to help shape the future of our product. And we'll perform scientific research on the cutting edge.
Every day, learners of all ages rely on Khan Academy to learn. Khan Academy has been featured broadly, including in 60 Minutes, Wired, The Economist and of course, The Colbert Report.
We use:
- Python, R, MongoDB, Amazon AWS, Hadoop/Hive, App Engine, JavaScript, and anything else that best solves the problem at hand.
- We're not religious about using a specific technology. We're religious about providing an incredible experience for Khan Academy learners
We offer the following benefits:
(We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team like a for-profit)
- Competitive salaries and annual bonuses
- 10 office holidays + paid time off as needed (required minimum of 10 days per year)
- 401(k) + 4% matching
- Comprehensive insurance (medical, dental, vision, life)
- Awesome team events and weekly board game nights
- The ability to spend your time on high-impact software that's already defining the future of education
- A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you, and gives you the freedom to be brilliant
You don't need:
- Lisp expertise. Actually, we don't require experience in any particular technology (see below), but you should have an impressive collection of substantial code- and data-related projects you can point us to.
You need:
- Mastery of whatever technology you've used in the past. We're a small team, and we know you'll make the biggest impact if you can also code and contribute to our research infrastructure.
- Solid command of basic statistics and a strong quantitative aptitude. Machine learning and advanced stats not required, but it sure doesn't hurt.
- Pragmatism and demonstrated skill at turning data into action.
- A passion for data and desire to change the world
- Authorization to work in the US
Along with your resume, please include:
A) Links to any projects (we really like these). We especially like living, breathing projects; please do NOT send your code.
B) A cover letter that includes why you want to join Khan Academy
C) A copy of your unofficial transcript
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