Software Engineer Intern

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 content and practice that cover Pre-K – 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing 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 talented software engineers for our remote Summer 2026 internship program.

We currently use: Go, JavaScript (React / React Native, Redux, Flow), Google App Engine, GraphQL and other technologies that best solve the problem at hand. Here are some examples of recent projects our interns have done:

• Speech-to-text with push-to-talk for Khanmigo

• Rewriting the calculator widget user interface

• Creating tools for classroom teachers

• Added PhET Interactive Simulations to our content

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

• Incremental Rewrites with GraphQL

• Our Transition to React Native

• Go + Services = One Goliath Project

• How Engineering Principles Can Help You Scale

• How to upgrade hundreds of React components without breaking production

WHAT YOU BRING

• Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program in computer science or a related field

• An expected graduation date in 2027 or 2028 (rising Junior or Senior)

• At least one previous software internship experience

• Ability to start in the month of May/2026 or June/2026 and have 10–12 weeks of availability for our internship

• Ability to work/live within the United States or Canada for the duration of your internship

• Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere”

• 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

• Eagerness to learn, educate, write code, and build products used by millions of learners and teachers

• Strong communication, thoughtfulness, and desire to give and receive regular feedback

• Empathy for learners around the world. You love learning and are excited about helping others learn to love learning. You’re motivated to learn new things and share what you learn with the world

WE WELCOME

Software Engineers 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.

The target hourly rate for this position is $40.38 – $46.15 USD / $54.51 – $62.30 CAD.

MORE ABOUT US

• Sal’s TED talk from 2011

• Sal’s TED talk from 2015

• Sal’s TED talk from 2023

• Our team: http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team

OUR COMPANY VALUES

Live & breathe learners

We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.

Take a stand

As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.

Embrace diverse perspectives

We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team.

Work responsibly and sustainably

We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.

Bring out the joy

We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors.

Cultivate learning mindset

We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren’t afraid to fail. We don’t let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.

Deliver wow…

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