Sean McPherson

I work as a software engineer at Khan Academy building AI-powered activities for students and teachers like Writing Coach.

I have previously worked as a software engineer for Niche.com in Pittsburgh and TSYS in Atlanta. And before that I was a teacher at Gwinnett County Public Schools, AmeriCorps, and a juvenile detention center.

I graduated from Edinboro University with a degree in middle-level education and later The Iron Yard Coding Bootcamp.

I live in Pittsburgh, PA with my wife and two sons. I serve as a deacon at my local presbyterian church, and volunteer on the Wilkinsburg Public Library Board of Directors.

I watch, read about, and play soccer; and play board and adventure games.

1. Colocate functionally-related code June 30, 2025
2. Maccy is a great clipboard manager for Mac June 27, 2025
3. My on-again-off-again relationship with AI assistants March 31, 2025
4. Introducing Speed Catan January 18, 2025
5. Zed still isn't ready January 15, 2025