Staff Software Engineer

Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 148 million registered learners as of March 31, 2024.

Coursera partners with over 325 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.

Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.

We at Coursera are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. As a remote-first company, our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates.

Job Overview:

Coursera is an engineering-first company. Our teams are responsible for maintaining a scalable and reliable platform, in addition to building interactive products for the worldwide learner community. We are made up of teams ranging from Development Infrastructure, Growth, Learner/Consumer Experience, Content Platform, and SDET Engineering. Every day, Engineering teams collaborate with cross-functional partners, including other engineers, data scientists, and product managers. You must be comfortable working in a fast-moving team environment (we deploy many times a day!)

The Coach Platform team is responsible for building a set of reusable components that enable production-ready, configurable generative-AI-powered product  experiences with a high degree of safety and confidence. Engineers on this team strike a balance between keeping up with the cutting edge of a rapidly evolving industry and designing SDKs and systems for maximum leverage and longevity. Decisions made every day in this team need to balance the needs of our client product teams and Coursera’s end users who will ultimately interact with these features.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to understand their needs and come up with solutions that can enhance development and operation efficiency at scale.
• Work with architects and engineers to recommend, develop and review technical designs.
• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of core service functionalities.
• Mentor and guide fellow remote-first engineers to help them improve their technical ability and become more effective software engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience working in relevant software engineering roles.
• Experience serving as technical lead throughout the full SDLC, from conception, architecture definition, detailed design, scoping, planning, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance.
• Expertise in designing highly scalable and performant microservices using Spring Boot.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen, inquisitive eye for detail along with a passion for high-quality standards.
• Experienced with and passionate about helping mentor more junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science.
• Experience working in an infrastructure/platform team.
• Hands-on experience with Gradle.

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

• Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond Specialization
• Object Oriented Programming in Java Specialization
• Introduction to Programming with Python and Java Specialization
• Functional Programming in Scala Specialization

Compensation:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base pay for this role is between $148,990 and $178,610. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.

 

 

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