Senior Software Engineer - Backend
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Job Overview:
Coursera is bootstrapping a new development center, with a focus on building a platform team in India. This is an unique opportunity to be part of the founding team that would not only own a mission critical charter, but also play a significant role in shaping the culture for the location. We are looking for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset who are excited by the prospect of building impactful 0 to 1 products.
As an engineer on the platform Integrations team, you will be responsible for designing and developing integrations with various Learning Tools, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Experience Platforms (LXP), and Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) to drive the adoption of Coursera's learning products. You will have the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges, and influence the future roadmap, growth and success of Coursera's business. You will work closely with a cross functional team of product, design, QA, solution architects, and peers from data engineering, infrastructure and SRE. You must be comfortable working in a fast-moving team environment (we deploy many times a day!)
Responsibilities:
Design and implement scalable & robust APIs and Systems
Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing
Write and review technical documentation for the components owned by your team
Develop and deploy your high-quality code (in Java, Scala or similar languages) following industry best practices and track key service level indicators (SLIs)
Debug and fix production issues, lead blameless retrospectives, and participate in the on-call rotation to ensure adherence to the service level agreements (SLAs)
Collaborate and mentor team members, and contribute to teams' success improving processes
Basic Qualifications:
5-10 years of experience working in a relevant backend software engineering role
Proficient in implementing APIs and writing automated tests
Expertise in using managed cloud services, streaming technologies and handling large data sets
Prior experience in developing new features and debugging complex issues with minimal supervision
Fervent belief in engineering quality and building technical leverage for others
Data-driven and strongly motivated by success and learnings through experiments and metrics analysis
Preferred Qualifications:
Founding engineers or candidates with prior experience in start-up environments are preferred, specifically those who have been part of a bootstrapping team, small start-up team, or expansion team.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and navigate through ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products or services.
Proven track record of delivering results in a resource-constrained environment with limited guidance and supervision.
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
#LI-SP2
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Development jobs
Job Overview:
Coursera is bootstrapping a new development center, with a focus on building a platform team in India. This is an unique opportunity to be part of the founding team that would not only own a mission critical charter, but also play a significant role in shaping the culture for the location. We are looking for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset who are excited by the prospect of building impactful 0 to 1 products.
As an engineer on the platform Integrations team, you will be responsible for designing and developing integrations with various Learning Tools, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Experience Platforms (LXP), and Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) to drive the adoption of Coursera's learning products. You will have the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges, and influence the future roadmap, growth and success of Coursera's business. You will work closely with a cross functional team of product, design, QA, solution architects, and peers from data engineering, infrastructure and SRE. You must be comfortable working in a fast-moving team environment (we deploy many times a day!)
Responsibilities:
Design and implement scalable & robust APIs and Systems
Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing
Write and review technical documentation for the components owned by your team
Develop and deploy your high-quality code (in Java, Scala or similar languages) following industry best practices and track key service level indicators (SLIs)
Debug and fix production issues, lead blameless retrospectives, and participate in the on-call rotation to ensure adherence to the service level agreements (SLAs)
Collaborate and mentor team members, and contribute to teams' success improving processes
Basic Qualifications:
5-10 years of experience working in a relevant backend software engineering role
Proficient in implementing APIs and writing automated tests
Expertise in using managed cloud services, streaming technologies and handling large data sets
Prior experience in developing new features and debugging complex issues with minimal supervision
Fervent belief in engineering quality and building technical leverage for others
Data-driven and strongly motivated by success and learnings through experiments and metrics analysis
Preferred Qualifications:
Founding engineers or candidates with prior experience in start-up environments are preferred, specifically those who have been part of a bootstrapping team, small start-up team, or expansion team.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and navigate through ambiguity and uncertainty with confidence.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products or services.
Proven track record of delivering results in a resource-constrained environment with limited guidance and supervision.
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
#LI-SP2