Senior Software Developer (Backend)

As a Staff Software Developer on the Monetization team, you’ll lead technical initiatives and take significant ownership over service architecture, product API development, and data modeling. You’ll design and iterate at startup speed, working with modern Java, MySQL, DynamoDB, gRPC, GraphQL, Kafka, and microservices architecture. In this role, you’ll balance hands‑on development with technical leadership, collaborating across product and engineering to shape both technical decisions and business outcomesSoftware EngineeringCore competency for designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems at scaleTechnical DesignEssential for architecting scalable microservices and data modeling solutionsAgile Product DevelopmentEssential for fast‑moving team environment with frequent deployments and iterative development cyclesDesign and implement scalable systems and infrastructures that support Coursera’s backend servicesMeasure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testingSet up monitoring and testing of your APIs and services to understand real‑time health and performance of your productsParticipate in product discussions by proposing technical approaches and influencing roadmap decisions through data and system insightsCollaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to shape requirements, clarify tradeoffs, and translate business goals into technical designsDrive data‑informed decisions by analyzing metrics and experiment results to validate product hypothesesBenefits
Coursera covers the cost of tuition so you can earn a free master’s degree and develop new skills. That’s on top of free, lifelong access to courses and certificates on the platformWe offer medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Plus, free access to counseling and mental health servicesGet up to 16 weeks of fully‑paid parental leave when you grow your family and bring a new child into your lifeWe host Make‑a‑thon events twice a year to promote community and innovation. During Make‑a‑thon, you’ll dedicate time to attend workshops, work on passion projects, and pursue ideas outside of your day‑to‑day workTake paid time off when you need it. We have time off policies that promote flexibility so you can tailor your work schedule when life callsOur flexibility extends to where you work. You can choose to work from home, work from one of our offices, or try a combination of the twoEmployees earn company stock, so you can own what we build together and share in our successRequirements
Experience working in fast‑moving team environments with frequent deploymentsDemonstrated history of building and launching products with understanding of API design, system architecture, and data architectureBackground in using data and metrics to inform technical and product decisions7+ years of experience working in a software engineering roleExperience designing highly‑scaled and performant microservices and storage layers using languages and infrastructure such as Java, Play, Scala, MySQL, Cassandra, Solr, or Kafka
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