Technical Content Developer - Data Science

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Udacity is now an Accenture company, and exciting things are happening! 🚀 We are on a mission of forging futures in tech through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey.

Udacity’s Content Team is looking for a Technical Content Developer to develop hands-on learning experiences focused on our learners. You’ll create professional learning paths aimed at technical upskilling and provide instructional design leadership through the course development process. As a content developer focused on data science, you will bring your own technical expertise and knowledge of industry trends to bear on the training programs that Udacity develops for our catalog.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and engage with the latest developments in data science and AI, review internal and competitor content offerings, and contribute insights for Udacity’s evolving catalog of Nanodegree programs and courses.
• Utilize technical expertise, industry knowledge, and research skills to develop high-level scopes for Udacity content.
• Collaborate with external subject matter experts and internal team members to develop effective online content that adheres to Udacity’s pedagogical standards.
• Coach and support new authors through the Udacity course development process and provide pedagogical feedback to instructors on the content they develop from the perspective of being the “student zero”.
• Create learning content, including video scripts, instructional text, hands-on exercises, quizzes, and capstone projects using Udacity’s tooling, templates, and pedagogical best practices.
• Support authors in creating coding environments and interactive tools to enable learners to apply data science techniques.
• Utilize data and learner feedback to support content effectiveness and student outcomes.

Required Technical Skills:

• Deep hands-on expertise in data science, including data wrangling, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, statistical modeling, and machine learning.
• Proficiency with Python and common data science libraries such as NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, and seaborn.
• Experience working with data via SQL, as well as exposure to big data tools such as Spark or distributed databases.
• Familiarity with descriptive and inferential statistics, A/B testing, and performance metrics.
• Exposure to cloud-based tools for data workflows (e.g., AWS Sagemaker, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake or Databricks) is a plus.
• Experience using version control tools like Git
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end data science workflow, from problem formulation through to data acquisition, modeling, evaluation, deployment, and interpretation.
• Ability to translate complex data science concepts into structured, learner-focused content, such as interactive labs, projects, and real-world case studies.

Other Required Knowledge, Experience, and Abilities:

• 2+ years experience in curriculum development and/or teaching technical learning content
• 2+ years of industry experience in a data science or analytics-focused role.
• Excellent English verbal, written, and copy-editing skills
• A can-do attitude and a growth mindset

Desired Qualities

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, managing different priorities and personalities to reach common goals.
• Ability to prioritize and effectively handle multiple assignments each week
• Understanding of online learning and experience developing asynchronous online course content
• Demonstrated history of learning and applying new technical skills

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 

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