Technical Engineering Manager, Content Platform

Khan Academy-posted 11 days ago

Full-time • Manager

Remote • Mountain View, HI

101-250 employees

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We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to help manage our Content Platform team, which owns all of the tools relating to helping create, translate and publish our content. This role will: Drive delivery on product goals through direct people management. Partner with cross-functional colleagues in design, content, international, and product/program management. Build and grow experts/leaders through feedback and attention to personal career development. Collaborate with external partners to deliver contractual features. 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: 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

Drive delivery on product goals through direct people management.
Partner with cross-functional colleagues in design, content, international, and product/program management.
Build and grow experts/leaders through feedback and attention to personal career development.
Collaborate with external partners to deliver contractual features.
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.

At least 4 years of experience managing teams of software engineers.
Experience with Agile development and methodologies; web application architecture and development.
Experience with design systems, shared component libraries, and working with designers.
The ability to manage a diverse and distributed team of engineers from all backgrounds.
Strong communication skills, both spoken and written.
Will be expected to be a “player-coach”, where coding is also in important aspect of the role (although not majority).
You’ve been a Senior Backend, or Backend-leaning Fullstack Engineer in the past.
Ability to give and receive feedback in a constructive manner.
Passion for helping others succeed.
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.

Experience using Generative AI / LLMs to build products.
Knowledge of common prompt engineering techniques, current state of generative models, and engineering techniques such as RAG.
The Content Platform team is actively building tools leveraging AI to scale and accelerate content creation, and to translate Khanmigo, our AI Tutor & Teaching Assistant, so experience with LLMs would be a strong bonus.
Experience building platforms which Product teams have leveraged and built upon, taking their needs into account when crafting your roadmap and vision for your surface area.
Note: Candidates with experience in any and all technologies. We don’t require experience in any particular language or tool.

Competitive salaries
Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority
8 pre-scheduled Wellness Days in 2026 occurring on a Monday or a Friday for a 3-day weekend boost
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
401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life

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