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Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

Mountain View, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Apr 2024

💰 $284,360/yr($181,990/yr – $284,360/yr)

About the role

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning resources that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, with a focus on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students around the world, with a focus on learners in historically under-resourced communities.

OUR COMMUNITY

Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve. We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to help manage web and mobile frontend-related functions of our Infrastructure organization. This role will:

Drive delivery on frontend infrastructure goals through direct people management.
Build and grow experts/leaders through feedback and attention to personal career development.
Partner with architects and other engineering managers to make sure our product architecture, performance, and quality meet the needs of our users.
Empower engineers and support them with tools and processes to efficiently deliver amazing user experiences.

You can read about our latest work on our Engineering Blog. A few highlights:

WHAT YOU BRING

At least 7 years of experience managing teams of software engineers
Experience with Agile development and methodologies; web and mobile application architecture and development
Experience with design systems, shared component libraries, and working with designers
Experience with frontend-centric DevOps, including test running, linting, end-to-end tests, dev servers, and server-side rendering
The ability to manage a diverse and distributed team of engineers from all backgrounds
Strong communication skills, both spoken and written — a history of blogging or essay-writing is helpful
To command technical respect — you can dive into technical discussions and deeply understand and influence the decision making process
To excel at giving and receiving feedback
Passion for helping others succeed

WE WELCOME

Candidates with experience in any and all technologies. We don’t require experience in any particular language or tool. Our commitment to on-boarding and mentorship means you won’t be left in the dark as you learn new technologies.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well!

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
And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, the well-being of our employees, and our Khan community. This belief is why we have built out a robust Tot