Emily Janzer is a Staff Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building cross-platform mobile and web applications, currently driving engineering work at Khan Academy. She has deep React Native expertise from leading the rewrite of its C++ core at Facebook and shipped companion VR apps as an engineering manager at Oculus, blending low-level performance work with product-focused delivery. Emily's background includes full-stack development on Facebook's first fully React Native app and a nontraditional path into engineering via Hackbright after a BA in East Asian Studies, which gives her a strong communicator's mindset for aligning engineering and product. She has proven ability to grow and lead small teams, simplify complex integrations across iOS and Android, and translate technical tradeoffs into pragmatic roadmaps for education technology.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering Program, Software Engineering Program at Hackbright Academy
B.A., East Asian Studies, B.A., East Asian Studies at Lewis & Clark College
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Emily Janzer - Staff Software Engineer at Khan Academy