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 59 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.
Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Türkiye, and other US locations. Our robust hybrid work model spans San Francisco, Denver, Ankara, Dublin, and Melbourne. This hybrid position requires two days per week in the office at the nearest hub.
Learn more about us on our company page.
About You
You’re an analytical problem-solver ready to put your skills toward purposeful work that has a global impact. You want to lead the way in innovation, exploring the latest technologies and finding new solutions. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to work with and learn alongside the best in Product, Design, and Engineering.
About this Role
As a Senior Software Engineer for the Web Front-End Tech team, you will work closely with engineering, product manager, and design to develop world-class web experiences for learners on our platform. You will be helping them find the right course and engage directly with course content. We're looking for applicants that are curious about the possibility of technology, put an emphasis on delivering quality solutions and match our cultural values. You will put an emphasis on pragmatic solutions and customer experience. You’ll probably have a couple of years working in the industry, but we care less about how long you’ve been working and more about what you’ve been doing. We’d love to hear about what you’ve worked on, how it was built, and why it was a success.
What you'll be doing:
- Developing, testing, documenting, and releasing end-to-end features for Udemy's web application that supports over 50+ million students worldwide and 183,000+ courses
- Work closely with engineering, product and design to create the best possible experiences for customers using the Udemy website (desktop and mobile)
- Provide peer review and quality assurance support to other engineers and receive the same feedback on all code output. Maintain and advocate best practices for Frontend development through code review.
- Grow and be mentored in engineering techniques, processes, and new technologies
- Learn new technologies, frameworks, and systems and share your knowledge with the web team
- Help identify areas of improvements in the code base for your team and others and help contribute to make it better
- Consistently ship small features and improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members. Collaborate with the team on larger projects.
What you’ll have:
- 4+ years of professional software development experience
- A solid understanding in core web and browser concepts (eg. how the browser parses and constructs a web page)
- A solid understanding of semantic HTML, CSS, and core JavaScript concepts (We love Typescript!)
- Professional experience with ReactJS or another modern JavaScript web framework
- Experience with writing automated tests (eg. Jest, Karma, Jasmine, Mocha, AVA, tape, React testing library)
- Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions
- Experience with performance and optimization problems and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems
- An inclination towards communication, inclusion, and visibility
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:
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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.
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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.
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Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.
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We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. Learn more about our certification here and find out what it's like to work at Udemy on our blog.
Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?
At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our Benefits Start With U
Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the United States:
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Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage
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HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions
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Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care
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Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay
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Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support
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Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development
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Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution
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Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities
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Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly
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Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year
Would you like to learn more about Udemy? Here are a few resources:
How Udemy Started [video]
Investor Overview
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