Software Development Engineer

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Job posting date: Jan 7th 2026

Application deadline: Jan 21st 2026

About your skills

• Analytical Problem-Solving: You excel at analyzing complex challenges and devising purposeful solutions that create a global impact.
• Innovation Leadership: You are driven to lead the way in innovation exploring cutting-edge technologies and discovering new solutions to pressing problems.
• Collaboration: You thrive in a collaborative environment working closely with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.
• Learning and Growth: You are eager to learn from and work alongside top talent continuously improving your skills and contributing to a culture of excellence.

About this Role

The Globalization team at Udemy is on a mission to make learning accessible to everyone a Software Enginee on the Globalization team you will collaborate closely with your direct manager and teammates to work on well-defined tasks that support our international expansion. You will take ownership of specific pieces of endpoints components and jobs helping to adapt our platform for diverse regions. You will be expected to break down tasks to accomplish low-complexity goals proactively seeking help when blocked to ensure steady progress.
This role is ideal for an engineer eager to build a strong technical foundation. You will execute on problems demonstrating the ability to design new features in existing areas with the teams support and building appropriate testing for them. You will focus on continuous communication and learning from others on the team refining your engineering techniques and processes while contributing to a mission that impacts learners globally.

What youll be doing

• Build & Implement: Implement well-defined features and bug fixes across the full stack working with on the frontend and Java/Kotlin on the backend.

• Collaborate & Learn: Work closely with senior engineers and mentors to understand technical requirements design patterns and best practices within the codebase.

• Ensure Quality: Write clean readable code accompanied by unit and integration tests to ensure the stability and reliability of your contributions.

• Support & Maintain: Assist in troubleshooting issues fixing bugs and maintaining existing features to support the teams operational excellence.

• Participate: Engage in agile team rituals (stand-ups planning retrospectives) and participate in code reviews to learn from others and improve code quality.

• Grow Your Skills: Actively focus on learning the technology stack engineering tools and development processes to build a strong foundation for your career.

What youll have

• Education: B.S. degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Experience: 1-2 years of experience working across the stack with strength in either frontend or backend and a willingness to grow into both.

• Technical Fundamentals: Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals (Data Structures Algorithms OOP) and web development basics.

• Frontend Skills: Proficiency in modern JavaScript (ES6) and TypeScript with familiarity building user interfaces using libraries like .

• Backend Skills: Proficiency or familiarity with a strongly typed language such as Java or Kotlin and an understanding of RESTful APIs.

• Testing: Understanding of the importance of software testing and experience writing basic unit tests.

• Mindset: A growth mindset with a strong eagerness to learn ask questions and improve your technical skills in a collaborative environment.

• Communication: Good communication skills in English and the ability to articulate your work and challenges to the team.

Nice to have

• Experience with or Spring Boot.

• Familiarity with GraphQL for API development.

• Exposure to gRPC/Protobuf for microservices communication.

• Understanding of event-driven systems using technologies like Kafka.

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git).

• Exposure to database concepts (SQL or NoSQL).

• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) or containerization (Docker).

Why work here

Youll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. Youll get full access to Udemy courses a monthly UDay to invest in yourself and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. Youll have the space and tools to experiment apply and get better at using AI in practical ways.

Youll own your work.
We trust people to lead make decisions and follow through. You dont need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

Youll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

Youll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills change their careers or find a path forward. Youve got the experience why not use it to help others gain theirs

Bring your curiosity. Well bring the platform and the support. Lets LEARNtogether.

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