At Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we’ve helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others.
Hybrid work
Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Türkiye, and other US locations. Our robust hybrid work model spans San Francisco, Denver, Ankara, Dublin, Chennai, Mumbai and Melbourne. This hybrid position requires two days per week in the office at the nearest hub.
About you
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer with a strong background in Python and SQL. The ideal candidate will have more than three years of experience in software development and demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills. A strong understanding of data handling and cloud technologies will be considered an advantage.
About this role
- Are you excited about building a Data Platform on a global scale?
- Do you want to build a self-service, highly scalable platform to power Udemy’s groundbreaking AI, ML, and data products?
- Udemy’s Data org is looking for a self-driven, creative Data platform engineer passionate about changing the world by democratizing online education.
- We are building highly available, scalable data infrastructure, services, tools, and libraries to serve critical data discovery, ML/data pipeline development & deployment, data security & compliance, and self-healing data operation needs.
What you'll be doing
- Develop, test, and maintain cloud native software applications using Python.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and issues.
- Analyze and optimize application performance for scalability and efficiency.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of coding standards.
- Write well-documented and maintainable code.
- Explore and integrate cloud services to enhance application functionality.
- Contribute towards Udemy's comprehensive data quality initiatives like data contracts, data validation, observability, and alerting
- On-call rotation business hours
What you’ll have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 years professional experience in software development using Python and SQL.
- Strong grasp of object-oriented design patterns, algorithms, and data structures
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and analytically.
- Experience with data manipulation and data-driven applications.
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
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We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!
Life at Udemy
We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:
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We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.
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Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.
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Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.
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We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work.
Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?
At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability.
Our Benefits Start with U
Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our US Benefits and Ireland Benefits pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.
Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.
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What We Do
At Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we’ve helped 77 million learners and 17,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others.
Why Work With Us
As a learning company, we have a rich culture of curiosity. We offer employees free access to every course on the platform, as well as a $1,500 yearly stipend that can be used for educational opportunities, conferences, books, and more. We also host guest speakers and have a comprehensive and internal training curriculum. Become a lifelong learner!
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