Senior Software Engineer, Backend & Infrastructure

About Coursera Coursera and Udemy are now one company, creating one of the world's most comprehensive skills development platforms for the AI era. This strengthens our ability to accelerate AI-powered innovation and shape how the world discovers and builds skills at a pivotal moment of change. Read more about the combined company by visiting our blog . Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Coursera partners with leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including AI-powered personalized guide and features, like Role Play and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. Coursera recently combined with Udemy to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms. Why Join Us At Coursera, we’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners ready to shape the future of education. You’ll help build global programs and tools that power online learning for millions turning bold ideas into real impact. People who thrive here are customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter. We’re a globally distributed team that comes together intentionally for collaboration, complex problem-solving, and key milestones — creating opportunities for teams to do their best work together. Our virtual hiring and onboarding experience makes it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, help scale unique products across Coursera + Udemy, and grow your career, apply below. Job Overview As a Senior Software Engineer , you will join a fast-paced innovation team in Coursera working on exciting pillars such as org-wide AI Enablement and Functional Transformation. This team builds and maintains the infrastructure & tooling required to drive meaningful AI adoption across the organization, providing a platform for more team members beyond just engineering to build and deploy tools and transforming entire business functions into AI-native operating models. You will have the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges, and influence the future roadmap, growth and success of Coursera's AI culture. You will work closely with a cross functional team of Software Engineers, AI Specialists and Tech Innovation Strategists - leading architecture, owning technical decisions and ensuring end-to-end delivery throughout the SDLC. Key Responsibilities Build, scale and maintain the infrastructure and platform required for agentic AI solutions with org-wide usage and adoption Lead architecture and technical design while ensuring high availability, reliability and scalability in our systems Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Tech Innovation Strategists to scope out problem statements and narrow down requirements with a laser focus on impact delivered to end users and stakeholders Set a high standard of excellence for engineering culture and developer experience in the team by leading code reviews, mentoring junior engineers and building stronger processes Participate in sprint planning, technical grooming, and retrospective discussions Basic Qualifications 5+ years of experience in a software engineering role - with a strong background in backend engineering and cloud infrastructure 1+ years of experience building production-grade agentic AI solutions Proficiency in backend languages such as Python, Java, Node.js or Go and technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and Kafka Strong experience in implementing APIs and writing E2E automated tests Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), able to work with self-hosted as well as managed services Expertise in infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and CI/CD solutions such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins Fervent belief in engineering quality and building technical leverage for others Prior experience in leading projects and debugging complex issues with minimal supervision Preferred Qualifications Experience with modern evolving technologies on agentic AI such as RAG, MCP, LangGraph, etc. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and navigate through ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence Proven track record of delivering results in a resource-constrained environment with limited guidance and supervision Excellent communication skills, ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams with a proactive mindset Why Join Us? Solve real-world challenges that drive real impact across Coursera’s business functions Work with a supportive and innovative team with a drive for continuous improvement Become a go-to technical leader in the team and shape the internal developer experience Be part of a mission-driven company transforming global access to education and upskilling in the AI era For more information about how Coursera collects and uses your personal information, please see our Global Applicant Privacy Notice . To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page. If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our Fraudulent Activity Submission Form. 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