Senior Software Engineer

Overview

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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 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.

About You

You are a motivated, meticulous engineer with a team-oriented approach and exceptional problem-solving skills, who aligns with our core values. You are organized and proactive and take the initiative to prioritize your own work and projects effectively. Fostering a workplace culture of 'individual humility and collective pride', we look for team players. We value every voice and encourage mutual recognition of accomplishments. Your role involves the continuous celebration of both small and large milestones along with our global team.

About Your Skills

• Continuous Learning – A strong desire to keep learning and growing, especially in technical competencies and organizational knowledge.
• Analytical Problem Solving – The ability to break down moderately complex problems and find effective solutions using cross-functional communication and systems thinking.
• Proactiveness and Initiative – Taking ownership of projects, prioritizing work independently, and leading moderately complex projects to completion.
• Team-Oriented Mindset – Valuing collaboration, mutual recognition of accomplishments, and fostering a culture of humility and collective pride.
• Adaptability in Technology – Comfort in using various technologies while maintaining services and optimizing code and processes.

About This Role

Udemy is searching for a 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 comfortable with a combination of frontend and backend technologies. 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 utilizing our own platform for continuous development.

What You'll Be Doing

• Implementing services using your skills in Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis/Elasticache, GraphQL, Kubernetes and user interfaces in ReactJS, Typescript, MobX or closely related technologies to meet your team's objectives.
• Deploying, monitoring and maintaining a set of critical services in our infrastructure using Datadog and FireHydrant Signals.
• 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.
• Optimizing code and processes to help your team achieve their goals.
• Leading, coordinating, executing, and delivering moderately complex projects at scale.
• Managing complexity within your team while concurrently interacting with teams in adjacent domains.

What You'll Have

• Have a BS/MS in CS or equivalent discipline; or equivalent alternative degree or work experience.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience
• Fluency in English language
• Technical competence in Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, SQL, GraphQL, Kubernetes or closely related technologies.
• Practitioner in ReactJS, Typescript, frontend state management, HTML, CSS.
• Solid understanding of domain-driven design, event-driven development, monolith decomposition patterns.
• Working knowledge of analytical problem solving, cross-functional communication, and systems thinking.
• Ability to break moderately complex problems and projects to deliverable milestones.

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above 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

Application deadline: 24/10/25

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. AI is real here and used to learn and work more effectively. You'll own your work, build with others, and see your impact as you help people grow their skills and careers.

Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.

Eligibility and Benefits

Our benefits start with you and are built to provide protection and care for you and your family. Benefits vary by region. See region-specific pages during the hiring process for details. Udemy values diversity and inclusion and considers qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other status. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws.

Locations and Roles

Senior Software Engineer – Dublin, Ireland (full-time, mid-senior level); Engineering and IT, E-Learning Providers. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Udemy.

Note: This listing consolidates the core responsibilities, qualifications and context for the Senior Software Engineer role at Udemy. Other job postings and related roles have been omitted to maintain focus on the primary position.

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