Staff Software Engineer

This hybrid position requires two days per week in our Dublin office. 

About you

You have experience in building scalable platform services that support critical customer experiences and are foundational to other development teams. You have an interest in security, identity, and anti-fraud. You demonstrate an enjoyment in learning and have a proven track record of acquiring skills outside of your comfort zone.

About this role 

Udemy is looking for a Staff Software Engineer (IC4) to join the Account Trust team in Dublin, Ireland.  We are part of the Platform Engineering organization that treats security and compliance as an integral part of product development. 

You will safeguard our customers against security risks and abuse, modernize our login and signup experience with the latest in authentication standards, and ship code based on our platform using micro-frontends and micro-services. You’ll grow by understanding how bad actors could abuse our platform, implement protections for our instructors and learners, and be responsible for the uptime of our production systems.

What you'll be doing

• Implement new services that focus on improving user experience and enhancing security on the Udemy platform.  
• Contribute significantly to the design process and roadmap of the team.
• Identify new business problems that bring value to both consumers and enterprise customers. 
• Come up to speed on existing systems in a self driven way. Provide code reviews and bug fixes as required to support work across the company. 
• Integrate with third-party products and APIs that support combating abuse and improving security. 
• Provide platform support for other development teams within Udemy that rely on the code and the services that you deliver. 
• Work with our customer-facing Trust and Safety team to better understand patterns of abuse and security risks on our platform.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and be operationally responsible for the services that you ship along with your teammates.
• Mentor junior team members by providing both technical and career guidance.

What you’ll have

• Minimum of 5 – 7 years of professional experience working on a team in full stack software development with backend and frontend deliverables. Experience in both backend and front-end is expected. Mastery of both is not.  
• Experience in Python, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, or Typescript.
• Experience building APIs with gRPC or REST. 
• Experience styling paging using CSS, SASS, or Less.
• Experience with SpringBoot, NextJS and React. 
• A track record of continuous learning and problem-solving.
• Experience building front-end or backend services on a cloud platform (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc)
• Experience in building scalable distributed systems
• Knowledge of Web Application Security, such as cookies, CORS, XSS, and CSP.
• Knowledge of cryptography, network security, or authentication/authorization standards.

Nice to have

• Experience with GraphQL.

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!

Life at Udemy

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

• We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.

• Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.

• Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.

• We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. 

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. 

Our Benefits Start With U

Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the Ireland:

• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, life and income protection coverage

• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement. 26 weeks paid maternity leave for birthing parents as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay

• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support

• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development

• Retirement: 7% employer matching Defined Contribution Master Trust

• Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities

• Holidays: 25 paid holidays throughout the year plus bank holidays

About our Dublin location

Dublin is where our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) headquarters is located, which means it plays a major role in our mission of sharing knowledge and unlocking potential for learners, instructors, and businesses globally. We have a fantastic central Dublin location with a brand new building, purpose-built for us. We’ve invested a lot here and have seen huge growth in the EMEA market – which is why we see Dublin as a key location for the future of Udemy. 

We have also been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, recognizing our high-trust, high-performance workplace culture. With so many diverse perspectives, languages, and ethnicities coming together here, it’s no surprise that our Dublin office has been thriving. 

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