Code.org

Code.org is an education nonprofit founded in 2012 by Hadi and Ali Partovi. We work to ensure every student in every school learns about artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science (CS) in their K-12 education.

We provide free K-12 curriculum, hands-on projects, and teacher professional development. Educators don’t need prior experience. Our curriculum covers topics such as AI Foundations for high school, How AI Makes Decisions for grades 3-5, Coding with AI for grades 6-12, AI for Oceans for grades 3-12, Generative AI for Humanities for grades 6-12, and Societal Impact of Generative AI for grades 7-12. We also produce video series like “How AI Works” and “Exploring Generative AI.”

We organize the annual Hour of AI campaign, building on the Hour of Code. We work with policymakers to integrate AI+CS education into K-12 curriculum, influencing policy across all 50 U.S. states. Our curriculum is used in over 2 million classrooms across the U.S. As a nonprofit, our work is free to schools and supported by donors and partners.

We have supported 107M student accounts, served 1.94B Hours of Code/Hours of AI, and supported 3M teachers in 190 countries. We specifically aim to increase participation among young women and students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups (50%) and those from Title I or free and reduced lunch backgrounds (45%).

Our mission is to ensure every student can thrive in an AI-driven world. This means they need to understand how AI works, how to reason with it, and how to create with it. Our vision is that every K-12 student has the opportunity to learn about AI and computer science.

Our core values include:

• Computer science is foundational for all students.
• We value the power of a collaborative community.
• We are committed to equity, access, and opportunity.
• Broad impact requires thinking big and acting holistically.
• We act with integrity and transparency.
• We are agile and responsive to feedback.

Our cultural principles emphasize that students and teachers are our “North Star.” We foster an environment where we are “hard on problems and kind to each other,” seek solutions over consensus, adopt a founder’s mentality, champion innovation, anchor decisions in facts, and fuel progress with a growth mindset.

We are committed to open-source curriculum, accessibility, student privacy (complying with COPPA, FERPA, GDPR), a unifying nonpartisan approach, teaching ethics without editorial bias, and a student-first technology platform.

We have 51-200 employees. Our team includes educators, engineers, storytellers, and advocates. While we are based in Seattle, many of our team members work remotely, and we encourage remote candidates to apply. We offer a flexible and supportive work environment.

We emphasize a unifying approach, bringing together diverse voices and partners around a common vision. We welcome individuals with diverse viewpoints, recognizing that increasing opportunity for students can unite people across political, cultural, and geographic divides. We embrace diversity in perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

In our hiring process, we use AI for administrative tasks, but all hiring decisions are made by people. Candidates are welcome to use AI appropriately, provided they uphold honesty and integrity.

We offer comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families. Medical, dental, and vision premiums are 100% paid for full-time positions and dependents.

Employees receive 5 weeks of paid time off annually, which includes 3 weeks of vacation and a 2-week winter break office closure. This is in addition to sick leave.

We provide a 403(b) retirement plan option and an annual professional development stipend. We also provide a technology subsidy for our Bring Your Own Device environment.

We operate a flexible, supportive work environment and are an equal opportunity employer, providing accommodation for disabilities.