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Join Coursera, one of the world's largest online learning platforms, to revolutionize global education as an Engineering Manager
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Join Coursera, one of the world's largest online learning platforms with 175 million learners and 350 partnerships with leading universities and industries. Founded in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, our mission is to provide universal access to quality education. By providing scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences, we help individuals transform their lives and institutions reskill their employees in high-demand fields.
Role Summary
- Lead and mentor a team of 5-6 engineers focused on building and enhancing internal tools that improve operational efficiency.
- Actively contribute to development and manage product roadmap for internal tools.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical solutions and ensure successful implementation.
- Focus on low-code deployment solutions to accelerate tool development and delivery.
Role Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of software development experience with focus on full-stack development and 1-2 years of technical leadership.
- Proficiency in Java, CRUD APIs, GraphQL and database management.
- Experience with React, Angular, or Vue.js frameworks.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management skills, and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Familiarity with low-code platforms and cloud technologies like AWS or Google Cloud is a plus.
Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 175 million registered learners as of March 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 350 leading universities and industry leaders to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences to their learners. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in high-demand 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
We at Coursera are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead our Internal Tools POD. This role requires a technical leader who can actively contribute to development while managing a team of 5-6 front-end and back-end engineers. The team focuses on building and enhancing internal tools that improve operational efficiency and drive business impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
- Actively contribute to development, ensuring high-quality code delivery while balancing managerial responsibilities.
- Own the design, development, deployment, maintenance, bug fixes, and ownership of the product roadmap for internal tools on top of Coursera's existing architecture.
- Focus on low-code deployment solutions to accelerate tool development and delivery.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical solutions, and ensure successful implementation.
- Drive technical best practices, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions.
- Prioritize projects based on impact, urgency, and alignment with business goals.
- Upskill and guide the team to gradually take ownership of more complex back-end systems built on Scala or requiring intricate business logic.
Qualifications Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (required).
Experience:
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with a strong focus on full-stack development.
- 1-2 years experience in technical leadership and people management.
- Proficiency in Java, CRUD APIs, GraphQL and database management.
- Experience with front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Familiarity with low-code platforms is a plus.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Candidates with experience in service companies, particularly those focused on building internal efficiency tools, are preferred.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar languages.
- Frontend Technologies: Experience with React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Data Engineering: Expertise in designing efficient CRUD APIs and database management with simple entity structures.
- Cloud Technologies: Familiarity with AWS, Google Cloud, or similar services.
- Project Management: Ability to manage timelines, prioritize tasks, and deliver results effectively.
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