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Coursera is seeking an experienced Sr. Backend Software Developer to join a cross-functional team focused on enhancing learner engagement through data-driven solutions and seamless user experiences.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams, leading the design and development of core service functionalities, mentoring engineers, and conducting A/B testing to optimize product changes.

Skills: Required skills include expertise in microservices design with Spring Boot, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and experience throughout the software development lifecycle.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Computer Science and hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and/or gRPC.

Location: Position is based in California with the option for remote work.

Compensation: $134400 - $178080 / Annually

Launched in 2012 by two Stanford professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, Coursera is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 168 million registered learners. Our mission is to provide universal access to world-class learning. We partner with over 350 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations and Professional Certificates degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.

At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. 

Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you.

Job Overview:

The Engagement Group within the Product Experience organization is dedicated to motivating learners and helping them achieve their learning goals. We design features that inspire continued learning and support goal-setting to drive meaningful progress.

As a highly cross-functional team, we collaborate closely with marketing, data science, recommendation, and discovery teams to create impactful experiences. Our approach is data-driven, leveraging experimentation and hypothesis testing to refine and optimize learner engagement.

The Home Team is at the heart of our logged-in experience, guiding learners through discovery and engagement. We tailor experiences based on learner needs—whether they are exploring our catalog for the first time, working toward their first professional certificate, or developing a new skill.

We collaborate closely with discovery, learning experience, and enterprise teams to provide a seamless landing experience. Additionally, we manage a robust notification platform, enabling coordinated off-platform messaging through email, mobile app notifications, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal engineering and other cross-functional teams to understand their needs and devise solutions that scale.
• Work with architects and engineers to recommend, develop and review technical designs.
• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of core service functionalities.
• Mentor and guide fellow remote-first engineers to help them improve their technical ability and become more effective software engineers.
• Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing.
• Setup monitoring and testing of your APIs and services to better understand real-time health of your products.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of experience working in a relevant software engineering role.
• Expertise in designing highly scalable and performant micro-services using Spring Boot.
• Experience serving as technical lead throughout the full SDLC, from conception, architecture definition, detailed design, scoping, planning, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen, inquisitive eye for detail along with a passion for high-quality standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid professional experience with Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and/or gRPC
• Master's degree in Computer Science.
• Hands-on experience with Gradle.

If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:

• Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond Specialization
• Object Oriented Programming in Java Specialization
• Introduction to Programming with Python and Java Specialization
• Functional Programming in Scala Specialization

Compensation:

Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job titles may span more than one career level. This role's targeted hiring base salary range is between $134,400 and $178,080. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to prior work experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay, equity, and benefits. 

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Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at accommodations@coursera.org.

For California Candidates, please review our CCPA Applicant Notice here.

For our Global Candidates, please review our GDPR Recruitment Notice here.

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