High impact, fast-paced workplace with culture of caring - Avis employé Employé (anonyme) CodeAI

5,0
6 juill. 2023
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Avantages

Lots of high caliber coworkers. Work life balance is great here, but also you are in a fast-paced environment, with lofty goals (that the company usually achieves) that has changed the education space significantly. The work is interesting and you can learn a lot about how to build impactful and successful products. There is very little bureaucracy - it's easy to get things done quickly. The management team genuinely cares about the employees and spends a lot of time supporting the culture and being flexible to meet folks' needs. One unique thing about working here is that everyone is here to help make the world better - so the culture is very collaborative, not at all competitive and folks are always willing to help each other out. Compensation is reasonable (really good for a non-profit) and competitive for smaller non-public tech companies. And it can be super fun to work on a product that kids and teachers absolutely love!

Inconvénients

It's hard to work in the education space, with a mission that focuses on equity in computer science, without also needing to deal with the divisiveness of our political system. If you don't want to deal with politics in the workplace, this may not be the place for you. The leadership holds strongly onto the north star to make sure the primary focus of bringing CS to all kids is achieved, and I think they do this really well for the most part, but it has caused internal conflict as not everyone agrees with some of the rhetoric. But if you look at the actual product of the company - the affected state policies, the curriculum, the marketing, the videos, the software representation, it's clear that this company is having a massive impact on equity in CS education. This political division may be less of an issue now than it was a year ago as the company has tried to address this.

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Réponse de CodeAI
2y
Thank you for the flattering review on our impact! Code.org’s mark on the education space is a credit to our hardworking team. We are fortunate to have high caliber, passionate and dedicated team members that do amazing, high impact work every day. We also appreciate your call out that working in the education space means that Code.org is not immune to politics in the United States. Our mission and work are aimed at schools and this intersects with the public sector. We are committed to addressing the challenges that arise from external factors and continuously finding ways to navigate them, together. It’s not always easy but our values and unifying and inclusive approach (click here for more: https://code.org/about/unifying#:~:text=org's%20work%20opposes%20racism%2C%20sexism,not%20to%20take%20this%20approach.) enable us to make significant progress in bringing computer science to students and teachers on a large scale. Thanks again for all of your many years of service in helping us do just that and sharing your experience!

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5,0
1 avr. 2026
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Avantages

Focused on being helpful to millions of teachers and students. Everyone is very friendly.

Inconvénients

Leadership team makes decisions based on hype and doesn't set clear targets for the organization to execute on.

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Réponse de CodeAI
2mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective and for the many years you spent with us. We’re glad the mission and sense of community stood out - those are things we care deeply about and work hard to maintain. We take your feedback on clarity and direction seriously. Setting clear, consistent priorities and ensuring teams understand how to execute against them is critical. When direction feels like it’s shifting or lacks specificity, it creates real challenges, and that’s not something we take lightly. While we have planning and alignment processes in place, what matters is that they translate into clear, actionable goals for every team. We know that doesn’t always happen consistently today, and that gap impacts how people experience their work day to day. We’re actively raising the bar on how we communicate priorities, measure progress, and hold ourselves accountable for delivering focus and consistency across the organization. We wish you all the best in what’s next, and thank you again for the time and care you gave to this work.
2,0
28 oct. 2025
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Avantages

Feels good to work toward education of underserved communities

Inconvénients

Increasingly corporate. Its been taken over by the executive/hr class who, having no experience as engineers or educators, have little discernment between useful work and make work. It’s frustrating to not be able to pursue the mission. Its sad because the code.org I joined was excellent, produced high value curriculum, and was far more efficient than the corporatacracy that has grown in its place.

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Réponse de CodeAI
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective and for your many years of dedication to our mission. We deeply value the passion, expertise, and institutional knowledge of the team members who’ve helped build Code.org into what it is today. As our organization has grown, we’ve worked hard to preserve the spirit of our early days while building the structure and scale needed to sustain a global mission. We believe strong leadership comes from a diversity of roles and experiences, across engineering, education, and beyond, which strengthens our ability to serve students and teachers worldwide. This diversity isn’t a replacement for what made Code.org great; it’s an evolution of it. Many of our leaders started out in different roles, and we’re proud of how often we’ve been able to promote from within. At the same time, as a small nonprofit, growth sometimes looks different here. We know not every development opportunity takes the form of a new title and we believe the most meaningful growth comes from the impact we create together, helping millions of students and teachers discover the power of AI and computer science. Empowering doers and educators has always been at the heart of our culture, and our organizational principles are designed to ensure that spirit continues to thrive as we evolve. If anyone feels their contributions aren’t being fully valued, we want to understand why. We encourage open, direct dialogue with managers, our VP of Engineering, or our People team so we can keep improving and ensure Code.org remains a great place to do meaningful work. Thank you again for your continued commitment to expanding access to computer science and AI education for every student.
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