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Staff Software Engineer
Do you love what you do? Are you passionate about programming? If you love challenges and strive for excellence, come build the future of learning with us! We are a small, collaborative, fun group of engineers looking for someone like you to become part of our team. Our user facing projects are diverse, interesting, and innovative. Our work is impactful; we help people improve their lives through learning. We leverage the latest technologies (Python, Django, React, Redis, RabbitMQ), adopt industry best practices and iterate in fast-paced release environment. You will see the positive results of your work weekly. We don’t forget to celebrate and have fun. Come and grow with us!
What you’ll be doing:
- Designing, developing, testing, and releasing features for Udemy’s user facing products that are crucial for business expansion and growth
- Collaborating with product managers, designers and engineers to identify opportunities and implement solutions that provide positive value to our students and our business
- Planning, organizing, and completing work within agile sprints. Communicate effectively on progress and meeting expectations
- Participating in code reviews, design discussions, and develop features and solutions that scale
- Serving as a technical lead for various projects/tasks as needed
- Using best software development practices and processes to coach and mentor junior engineers to become proficient developers
- Contributing to a team culture that values openness, quality, robustness, and scalability while fostering innovation
- Identifying and evaluating new technologies that improve performance, maintainability and elegance of our software implementation
What you’ll have:
- 7+ years of experience as a full-stack software engineer
- Experience with Object Oriented software design patterns and computer science fundamentals (e.g. data structures, algorithms)
- Web application development using modern framework experience
- Knowledge of Web Framework ORMs (e.g. Django, Rails, Zend, etc.)
- Experience with Python or other scripting languages such as Ruby, PHP (minimum 2 years), etc
- Experience with Relational DB (e.g. MySQL) including development of complex SQL queries
- Knowledge of Front-end development with JavaScript using modern JS libraries/frameworks. (e.g. React, Angular, JQuery, etc)
- Linux and/or Unix experience
- Experience with real-time messaging and NoSQL infrastructures: Redis, RabbitMQ, Celery.
- Knowledge of testing methods, including unit and integration tests
- Ability to learn and work with existing code bases, up and down the software stack
- Willingness to "go the extra mile" when needed
Posting Date: September 16, 2025
Application window: September 16, 2025 - 30th September, 2025
At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.
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 UOur 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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