# What do software architects at Khan Academy do?

DevFeed: [What do software architects at Khan Academy do?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-do-software-architects-at-khan-academy-do-27366.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/architects-at-khan.htm>)

Author: Khan Academy

Published: 2018-05-14T22:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Khan Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/khan-academy.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [decision-making](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/decision-making.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [platforms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platforms.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standards.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>)

## AI overview

Kevin Dangoor explains how software architects at Khan Academy view their role: as product managers for the system in which software is built. The article emphasizes improving coding standards, tools, platforms, and processes by collaborating with engineers and engineering management, with DACI used to structure architecture-change decisions.

## Source excerpt

By Kevin Dangoor "Architect" is a new role in Khan Academy's engineering team this year, and my colleague, ... Read more