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Computers/Software | Mountain View, CA, United States
Khan Academy is looking for top-notch developers 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 Educational Exercise Software Developers focus on expanding the depth and breadth of our interactive practice environment. You'll dive deep into our knowledge map (http://www.khanacademy.org/exercisedashboard) and open source exercise development framework (https://github.com/khan/khan-exercises). You'll create new areas of interactive educational content and make sure that our students always have something new to learn. You'll be both a creator of our curriculum and a leader in extending the boundaries of interactive educational experiences.
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, JavaScript (jQuery, Backbone), Google App Engine, Hadoop/Hive, Objective-C, 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 cool projects. It also can't hurt to know some javascript.
You need:
- Mastery of whatever technology you've used in the past. We know that if you're one of the best developers in the world you'll be able to learn whatever languages and frameworks we throw at you (or, more likely, you throw at us)
- An ability to chew through difficult software problems. You probably noticed this ability not long after you first sat down in front of a computer. You leave a trail of successful software projects in your wake
- Great intuition for how users like to learn, and a mastery of the subjects you took in high school and college. You’re not afraid of any integral, and know you can master any subject that you put your mind to
- A passion for developing software-based exercises and engaging learning experiences, building an open-source community, and a desire to change the world
Along with your resume, please include:
A) Links to any projects (we really like these; this example submission caught our eye: http://khanacade.me/). Please do NOT send your code.
B) A cover letter that includes why you want to join Khan Academy
C) (Optional) While not required, it is favorably looked upon to build an exercise of your choosing using our open-source framework (example: http://www.khanacademy.org/math/e/derivative_intuition). Find out more at: https://github.com/Khan/khan-exercises/wiki/Getting-Involved
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