Udacity
Technical Content Developer - Data Science
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $110K
💻 Product Development
🗓️ August 29th, 2025
NumPy
Pandas
Python
Edtech.com's Summary
Udacity is hiring a Technical Content Developer - Data Science to create hands-on learning experiences and professional learning paths focused on technical upskilling in data science. This role involves collaborating with subject matter experts, developing online course content, and using data insights to enhance learner outcomes.
Highlights
- Develop and design data science curriculum including video scripts, exercises, quizzes, and projects.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external experts to ensure high-quality content aligned with Udacity's standards.
- Monitor trends in data science and AI to inform course updates and new content.
- Provide instructional feedback and support to content authors throughout the development process.
- Expertise required in data wrangling, analysis, visualization, statistical modeling, and machine learning.
- Proficiency in Python and key data science libraries such as NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, and seaborn.
- Experience with SQL, big data tools like Spark, and familiarity with cloud data workflows (AWS, Azure, Snowflake) is a plus.
- Minimum 2 years of industry experience in data science or analytics and 2 years in curriculum development or teaching technical content.
- Strong English communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into learner-friendly materials.
- Maximum base pay up to $110,000 depending on experience, with flexible working hours, paid time off, healthcare coverage, wellness initiatives, and unlimited access to Udacity Nanodegrees.
Technical Content Developer - Data Science Full Description
About Us
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.
Udacity will hire a qualified candidate for this remote based position anywhere in the US with the exception of the following states: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Location: While this is a remote role, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States of America on a full-time basis
Location: While this is a remote role, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States of America on a full-time basis
Compensation: The maximum base pay for this position is $110,000, depending on level, experience, and location.
Benefits:
Experience a rewarding work environment with Udacity's perks and benefits!
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
- Comprehensive medical insurance coverage for you and your dependents
- Employee wellness resources and initiatives (access to wellness platforms like Headspace)
- Quarterly wellness day off
- Personalized career development
- Unlimited access to Udacity Nanodegrees
Compensation at Udacity, an Accenture company, varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Udacity, an Accenture company, will provide a reasonable range of compensation.
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Udacity, an Accenture company, is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities, and is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States. Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.
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