CodeAI

Reviews voor CodeAI

Poor management, but a lot of great people working in the trenches - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij CodeAI

2,0

5 aug 2023

Anonieme werknemer

Aanbevelen

Goedkeuring directeur

Zakelijk vooruitzicht

Pluspunten

You will work with really talented people, at least until they burn out from the poor management. Salaries are okay for non-profit/education, if you are working remote in an area that has a lower cost of living than Seattle, and good benefits across the board. Long-term funding is assured because of the organization's commitment to aligning with the goals of Big Tech. Disorganization in management means you can often do a lot of good here in spite of the leadership's actions. Because of the high turnover, you will have contacts in multiple organizations across the computer science education community if you stay at the company for more than a couple years.

Minpunten

Management does not have respect for educators or for those outside the tech space, so they do not leverage the talents or expertise of their non-technical staff. People are hired on and promoted who don't know what they are doing, causing massive turnover and loss of institutional knowledge. One example from a non-technical division is a person who was hired to manage a team, prompted the entire team to leave within a year, then was promoted to manage a merge between her original team and another, prompting an exodus in the merged team. In general, employees feel frustrated and disillusioned with the organization, causing a lot of negativity. The company responds to this with mandatory "team building" activities that feel forced and demand the sort of toxic positivity that precludes solving the problems with the company. Other times, all hands meetings are spent with leadership defending bad behavior. Multiple times a (recently fired) employee or other member of the non-profit community has has been accused some sort of bad behavior at a company meeting as a defense of leadership's actions, only for the CEO to later admit that the behavior had never happened. It's really hard to keep up morale for this.

Reactie van CodeAI

We are saddened to hear that your experience was less than favorable. We acknowledge that as a company we are not perfect and we make mistakes. There are times when team members are not all aligned with decisions we make. This has led to some tough discussions. Admittedly we lost focus for a while and our highest turnover happened as we refocused on our number one Principle of “Our Students and teachers are our North Star.” This means we keep our teachers and students at the center of everything we do. Hearing from our team is important because we are committed to learning and nurturing a positive work environment. As part of this commitment, we regularly survey our team to understand their experience and improve it. We take the time to understand results, alongside the team, and design data-driven plans to tackle challenges. For example, we invested in manager training as a result of last year’s survey. One key focus area now is improving communication. Given our team’s feedback, we are investing time in clarifying communication channels and working with managers to ensure our team’s questions, concerns, and feedback are addressed in a timely manner. If any current employees are experiencing challenges at work, we encourage you to speak to your manager or the People & Culture team. While we have numerous people with education experience on our leadership team and company, we do view ourselves as a tech organization. The educators on our team continue to dedicate years of service to create amazing products for students and thrive in our culture. We are in awe of these team members and their work with decision-makers on local, state, and federal levels and how they have helped, and continue to help, shape our organization in profound ways. Code.org usually hosts two annual company get-togethers, a tradition started after our company transitioned to remote work following the pandemic. These gatherings offer our geographically dispersed team a chance to connect in person and enjoy various activities such as learning and celebrating together. Evening adventures, such as dinners or karaoke, are optional. Post-event surveys help us gather feedback to enhance the experience, and we greatly appreciate our planning team's efforts in organizing these events. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and experience.

Ontdek andere reviews over CodeAI

5,0

1 apr 2026

Software engineer

Aanbevelen

Goedkeuring directeur

Zakelijk vooruitzicht

Pluspunten

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

Minpunten

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

Reactie van 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 okt 2025

Software engineer

Aanbevelen

Goedkeuring directeur

Zakelijk vooruitzicht

Pluspunten

Feels good to work toward education of underserved communities

Minpunten

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.

Reactie van 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.

Bekijk reviews op: Nuttig|Beoordeling|Datum|Alle

Gerelateerde zoekopdrachten: Vacatures bij CodeAI | Salarissen bij CodeAI | Arbeidsvoorwaarden bij CodeAI | Sollicitatiegesprekken van CodeAI

Reviews voor CodeAI Review voor CodeAI