Software Engineer II

About Us

At Udemy, we’re on a mission to improve lives through the power of learning. We’re a leading global learning company and one of the world’s largest education platforms, with more than 67 million learners. Our goal is to provide flexible, effective skill development to empower organizations and individuals. 

Talented people are everywhere, and the right opportunity can be hard to come by. That’s why we’re focused on revolutionizing learning, using our skills and expertise to help others develop theirs and reach their full potential. Individually, we bring our unique perspective to reimagine the way we share knowledge. Together, we can improve lives by making learning more accessible for our learners, our instructors, and businesses around the world.

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Austin, TX office.

About you 

You are a motivated, meticulous, and user-focused Software Engineer with a team-oriented approach and problem-solving skills. You are organized, proactive and take the initiative to prioritize your own work and projects effectively, with guidance from team leads and managers.

Fostering a workplace culture of 'individual humility and collectively proud', we look for team players. We value every voice and encourage mutual recognition of accomplishments. Your role involves the continuous celebration of both small and large milestones along with our global team.

About this role 

Udemy is searching for a Software Engineer II who embodies our values of authenticity, continuous learning, experimentation, being results-oriented, and being individually humble, yet collectively proud. We expect you to be a practitioner of ReactJS, Typescript, State Management, NodeJs, and DataDog or similar monitoring tools to create performant web experiences. We expect a working knowledge of GraphQL, CSS, and NextJS. Our ideal candidate will be comfortable addressing moderately complex problems, including navigating projects with ambiguous parameters.

As an organization, we are ‘always learning’. This manifests in our habitual learning approach, constructive debates, and plugging into our platforms for organizational learning. Your dedication to continual growth, openness to robust discussions and leveraging our solutions for learning will be pivotal. 

As part of the Conversion team within the Monetization Portfolio, you will be working on building user facing features for our web experiences. 

What you'll be doing

• Implementing product features using your practitioner skills in ReactJS, Typescript, and DataDog to meet our team's objectives.
• Using GraphQL, CSS, NextJS to ensure smooth execution of product features.
• Generating value across multiple teams and applying basic concepts and procedures under guidance.
• Following general instructions on routine work from your manager, and being able to comprehend detailed instructions on new assignments or projects. 
• Optimizing code and processes to help your team achieve their goals.

What you’ll have

• A desire to always be learning.
• 3 Years of Experience using Typescript and ReactJS
• Practitioner in DataDog or similar monitoring tools 
• Working knowledge of GraphQL, CSS, and NextJS.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work with peers, and come up with creative solutions.

 

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 fail