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 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 12-week remote Summer 2027 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/2027 or June/2027 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. Ability to learn and use AI-assisted development tools to support coding, debugging, and testing, while taking ownership of your work by understanding, reviewing, and validating AI-generated code with guidance from your engineering mentor. 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.

Note: 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 $46.15 USD for individuals based in the US and $54.51 CAD for individuals based in Canada.

Please apply by October 16, 2026 at 5pm PDT.

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
• Take a stand
• Embrace diverse perspectives
• Work responsibly and sustainably
• Bring out the joy
• Cultivate learning mindset
• Deliver wow

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.

As part of this commitment, Khan Academy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact careers@khanacademy.org.