Udemy
Senior Software Engineer
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Austin, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $130K - $162K
💻 Software Engineering
🗓️ August 27th, 2025
GraphQL
Next.js
TypeScript
Edtech.com's Summary
Udemy is hiring a Senior Software Engineer. The role involves leading the development of high-quality and accessible frontend features using technologies such as ReactJS, Typescript, and GraphQL, while collaborating cross-functionally to optimize performance and deliver scalable solutions that enhance the learning experience for millions of users worldwide.
Highlights
- Build and maintain frontend features with ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, CSS, MobX, and NextJS.
- Ensure adherence to accessibility best practices and measure web performance.
- Lead and deliver moderately complex projects with accountability and ownership.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and design for user-focused outcomes.
- Perform analytical problem solving and system-level thinking to optimize code and processes.
- Experience or skills in Kotlin or Java for backend service development are a plus.
- Compensation range is $130,000 to $162,000 USD plus equity eligibility.
- Demonstrated continuous learning mindset and proficiency in modern web development tools such as Webpack, NPM, and DataDog.
- Work as part of the Learner team to improve course-taking experiences on Udemy’s platform.
- Commitment to Udemy's values of authenticity, experimentation, and collective pride.
Senior Software Engineer Full Description
Senior Software Engineer
Austin, TX
Join Udemy. Help define the future of learning.
Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform built to help people and teams grow. It’s personalized, practical, and focused on real-world impact.
Our mission is simple: to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use, whether they’re picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.
Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you’re excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you’ll feel right at home.
Learn more about us on our company page.
Where we Work
Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye.
This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
About your skills
- Craftsmanship: You take pride in building performant, accessible, and maintainable frontend experiences. You write clean code, pay attention to detail, and leverage design systems and modern frameworks to deliver high-quality features.
- Ownership: You lead by example, taking initiative and accountability for your work. You independently scope, execute, and drive projects forward, while proactively resolving blockers and raising the bar for your team.
- Execution: You break down moderately complex problems into milestones and deliverables. You optimize for impact, focus on scalable solutions, and help your team ship reliably and iteratively.
- Collaboration: You work closely with cross-functional peers to deliver thoughtful and user-focused features. You clearly communicate technical trade-offs and foster alignment across engineering, product, and design.
- Problem Solving: You approach problems with analytical rigor and a systems mindset. You debug effectively, identify root causes, and contribute to solutions that improve both the product and team workflows.
- Learning Mindset: You embody Udemy’s spirit of continuous learning. You stay up to date on frontend best practices, seek feedback, and help others grow through knowledge-sharing and mentoring.
About this role
Udemy is searching for a Senior Software Engineer who embodies our values of authenticity, continuous learning, experimentation, being results-oriented, and being individually humble, yet collectively proud. We expect you to be proficient in ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, CSS, MobX (or similar libraries), NextJS (or similar framework), Webpack, NPM, DataDog (or similar tools), accessibility best practices and measuring web performance. Exceptional candidates will have demonstrated experience with Kotlin or Java for services. 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 leveraging 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 Learner team, you will be working on improving the experience of learning for our learners. This includes our course taking experience - our most vital experience for learners! You will do this by ensuring great web experiences that are built on top of our latest frameworks like Next.JS, GraphQL, and Kotlin services.
What you'll be doing
- Implementing product features using your proficient skills in ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, CSS, MobX (or similar libraries), NextJS (or similar framework), Webpack, NPM, DataDog (or similar tools), accessibility best practices and measuring web performance to meet our team's objectives.
- Building user experiences that adhere to a high level of accessibility standards.
- Applying analytical problem solving, cross-functional communication, and systems thinking to ensure smooth execution of product features.
- Lead the optimization of code, performance, and processes to help your team achieve their goals.
- Leading, coordinating, executing, and delivering moderately complex projects at scale and quality.
- Managing complexity within your team while concurrently interacting with teams in adjacent domains.
- Exceptional candidates have skills in Kotlin or Java for back-end services.
What you’ll have
- Demonstrated that you never stop learning
- Technical competence in ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, CSS, MobX (or similar libraries), NextJS (or similar framework), Webpack, NPM, DataDog (or similar tools), accessibility best practices and measuring web performance
- Solid understanding of accessibility standards and leveraging design systems.
- Working knowledge of analytical problem solving, cross-functional communication, and systems thinking.
- Ability to break moderately complex problems and projects to deliverable milestones.
- Exceptional candidates will have demonstrated experience with Kotlin or Java for services.
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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.
Hiring Compensation Range
$130,000—$162,000 USD
Why work here?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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 U
Our 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.
Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
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 understand that not everyone will match each of the 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!
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