Software Engineer

Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform built to help people and teams grow. It's personalized, practical, and focused on real-world impact.

Our mission is simple: to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use, whether they're picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.

Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you're excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you'll feel right at home. 

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Where we Work

Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.

About your skills

• You are a motivated, meticulous Software Engineer with a team-oriented approach and exceptional problem-solving skills.

• You take lead and ownership over your work with relentless focus, act as one team by working collaboratively with your team members, and never stop learning.

About this role

As we continue to focus on skills and learning outcomes, it is critical to our success that we connect them to assessments and digital credentials that are trustworthy, transferable between organizations, and motivating for the learners. You will be member of a team that will lay down the service-oriented foundation for Globalization at Udemy and collaborate with other teams on connecting instructors, learners, and organizations on their skill development journey.
 

We work primarily with React and a microservices environment built on Kotlin, Spring, GraphQL, gRPC, and DynamoDB. Our ideal candidate will be comfortable addressing moderately complex problems, including navigating projects with ambiguous parameters.

What you'll be doing  

• Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of backend and full-stack features using technologies like Kotlin, Spring Boot, Python, Django, React, Kafka, Redis, and MySQL.

• Participate in building scalable microservices and RESTful APIs that support critical Udemy features.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a focus on performance and scalability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during sprint planning, code reviews, and design discussions.

• Help monitor and troubleshoot services in production and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

• Support system documentation and share knowledge with the team as we evolve our services and architecture.

• Learn and explore new technologies that can improve team velocity or system performance.

What You'll Have

• Around 3 years of professional software engineering experience, with backend or full-stack focus.

• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python).

• Experience working on web applications or APIs, and understanding of HTTP, REST, and modern backend patterns.

• Exposure to databases (SQL or NoSQL), caching systems (e.g., Redis), and cloud environments (e.g., AWS).

• Familiarity with testing practices such as unit and integration testing.

• Experience working within a collaborative team using agile methodologies.

Nice to Have

• Experience with frontend frameworks (e.g., React or ).

• Exposure to microservice architecture and containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes.

• Interest in event-driven systems or messaging platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ.

• A desire to learn and grow within a culture that values quality, curiosity, and teamwork.
   

We know that no candidate checks every box. If you're excited about building reliable systems, collaborating with kind and curious people, and learning on the job, we'd love to hear from you.

Application deadline: 29/10/25

You'll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You'll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You'll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.

You'll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don't need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

You'll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

You'll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You've got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?

Bring your curiosity. We'll bring the platform and the support. Let's LEARN together. 

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 Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US 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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