Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

About Us

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, and Melbourne. This hybrid position requires two days per week in the office at the nearest hub. Learn more about us on our company page.

About Your Skills

• We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with over six years of experience in Python and data tools.
• The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills, a solid understanding of cloud platforms, and proven expertise in handling big data technologies such as Apache Spark.
  
  

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

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software applications using Python and various data tools.
• Work on data-intensive applications and implement big data processing solutions using Apache Spark and other relevant technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Contribute towards Udemy's comprehensive data quality initiatives like data contracts, data validation, observability, and alerting
• On-call rotation business hours
• Support data platform privacy with RBAC and encryption
  
  

What you’ll have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years of professional experience in software development with a focus on Python.
• Extensive experience with data processing and big data technologies, particularly Apache Spark.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services and platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Solid programming skills and a proven track record of delivering high-quality software.
• Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse team.
  
  

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:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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