Software Engineer Ii, Backend

Coursera was launched in 2012 by 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 175 million registered learners as of March 31 2025 Coursera partners with over 350 leading universities and industry leaders to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials including courses Specializations Professional Certificates and degrees Coursera s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver scalable personalized and verified learning experiences to their learners Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees citizens and students in high-demand fields such as GenAI data science technology and business Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp 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 At Coursera we 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 Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates As an employee we enable you to select your main way of working whether it s from home one of our offices or hubs or a co-working space near you Job Overview Coursera is bootstrapping a new development center with a focus on building a platform team in India This is an unique opportunity to be part of the founding team that would not only own a mission critical charter but also play a significant role in shaping the culture for the location We are looking for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset who are excited by the prospect of building impactful 0 to 1 products As an engineer on the C4B Integrations team you will be responsible for designing and building scalable systems and tools that enable Coursera s enterprise administrators to manage and monitor large-scale learning programs The team focuses on two key experiences the Enterprise Admin flow used by admins to manage users programs and analytics and the Learner Experience flow used by employees and learners within organizations to access content through their company s program You ll work on core features such as user and role management contract setup and tracking admin-led communications skills planning tools and detailed reporting dashboards The team also owns integrations and APIs that connect Coursera to external LMS LXP systems and helps streamline enterprise onboarding and ongoing support This role involves close collaboration with product managers designers QA and cross-functional engineering teams including data infrastructure and SRE You ll help reduce operational overhead by building internal tools for Customer Success and Implementation teams and play a key role in improving platform reliability real-time analytics and admin support ticket resolution Responsibilities Design and implement scalable robust APIs and Systems Measure your work thoroughly analyze results and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A B testing Write and review technical documentation for the components owned by your team Develop and deploy your high-quality code in Java Scala or similar languages following industry best practices and track key service level indicators SLIs Debug and fix production issues lead blameless retrospectives and participate in the on-call rotation to ensure adherence to the service level agreements SLAs Collaborate and mentor team members and contribute to teams success improving processes Basic Qualifications 3-6 years of experience working in a relevant backend software engineering role Proficient in implementing APIs and writing automated tests Expertise in using managed cloud services streaming technologies and handling large data sets Prior experience in developing new features and debugging complex issues with minimal supervision Fervent belief in engineering quality and building technical leverage for others Data-driven and strongly motivated by success and learnings through experiments and metrics analysis Preferred Qualifications Founding engineers or candidates with prior experience in start-up environments are preferred specifically those who have been part of a bootstrapping team small start-up team or expansion team Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and navigate through ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products or services Proven track record of delivering results in a resource-constrained environment with limited guidance and supervision If this opportunity interests you you might like these courses on Coursera LI-SP2 Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age marital status national origin protected veteran status disability or any other legally protected class If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process please contact us at accommodations coursera org For California Candidates please review our here For our Global Candidates please review our here LI-Remote