About CodeHS

CodeHS is a comprehensive platform helping K-12 schools teach computer science. We provide curriculum, professional development, and a full software platform. CodeHS is used by millions of students and thousands of schools and districts around the US and the world.

Mission

Role

Responsibilities

• Build and write project specs.
• Evaluate the feasibility of projects in the pipeline from a technical perspective.
• Work cross-functionally with other teams to ensure new projects meet business needs.
• Collaborate with designers to plan implementations
• Collaborate with engineers to make design decisions and launch decisions
• Write code to prototype or explore in order to make good design decisions.
• Kick off projects with engineers who work on them.
• Work with Linear issues, Asana, and Notion to organize, categorize, and document product roadmap
• Communicate product updates internally and externally
• Coordinate with marketing to communicate external updates and launches
• Develop their own projects to an extent (% of time coding TBD per-person)

Qualifications

• Capable Software Engineer
• Clear communicator of technical information
• Ability to balance technical details alongside business needs
• Good sense for user impact

Not Responsible for

• Being a direct people manager
• Defining company product strategy. You will have input into project prioritization but are not responsible for determining product direction at the company level

You're a great fit for this position if you are passionate about improving education, being a great communicator, going the extra mile to solve problems creatively, and working on the forefront to use technology to improve education.

This is an in office position, which would require 5 days a week in the CodeHS Chicago office at 747 N LaSalle in River North.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision
• Equity
• 401k plan with 4% match
• Paid Parental leave
• Strong vacation policy (18 days off + 17 company holidays)
• Short term and long term disability
• Lunch provided some days in the Chicago office
• Cost of monthly CTA ride pass is covered
• $400 annual professional development stipend

Company Values

Encourage Teaching and Learning

CodeHS is about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities in computer science for students all over the world. We value creating fun, accessible and creative learning experiences for teachers, for students, and for team members at CodeHS. We believe that education--and specifically coding--within the formal K-12 system, the higher-education system, and beyond has the power to allow everyone to unlock their full potential.

Create a Direct Positive Impact

At CodeHS we value creating a direct positive social impact with our work. We work directly with students, teachers, schools and districts to implement computer science classes. Through building great curriculum, tools and resources to allow high schools to teach computer science, we can create a direct educational benefit to students to help explore the limitless world of computing. We believe that expanding access to computer science education will empower students to take an active role in creating the future.

Make It Fun and Creative

Bringing fun and creativity to every aspect of our work is a main focus for us at CodeHS. It starts with a fun, friendly and accessible curriculum, that allows students the opportunity to build creatively and engage in thoughtful problem solving. We also focus on developing a creative and fun environment to work in, and think that this allows us to bring novel approaches to challenging problems. Computing is about logic--but it’s also about creativity--and we hope to share that excitement with teachers and students through CodeHS.