--- title: 'Senior Software Developer, BE at Coursera Sourcing' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-developer-be-coursera-sourcing-toronto-vr3ehytdgv41' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Senior Software Developer, BE at Coursera Sourcing - **Company:** Coursera Sourcing - **Location:** Toronto, Canada - **Posted:** 2026-09-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6211234004 ## Job description ## About Coursera + Udemy Coursera and Udemy are now one company, bringing together two mission-driven brands to create the world’s most powerful platform for turning learning into progress. Together, we help more than 300 million learners and 12,000+ enterprise customers build the skills they need for a world being reshaped by AI. Read more about the combined company by visiting our [blog](https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-and-udemy-are-now-one-company-creating-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-skills-platform/). Why join us now? AI is transforming how people learn, work, and grow, and the need for new skills has never been greater. Coursera brings trusted content and credentials from leading university and industry partners, while Udemy brings a dynamic skills marketplace and global network of real-world experts. By combining these strengths, we can connect more people and organizations to the skills they need, when they need them. Shape what comes next By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to reshape how the world learns and applies skills—and help millions of people participate in the new economy. Bring your ideas, expertise, and perspective to meaningful work that can make a difference at global scale. About this Role: As a Senior 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 outcomes. About your skills: Software Engineering Core competency for designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems at scale. Technical Design Essential for architecting scalable microservices and data modeling solutions. Agile Product Development Essential for fast-moving team environment with frequent deployments and iterative development cycles. What you’ll be doing: - Design and implement scalable systems and infrastructures that support Coursera's backend services - Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing - Set up monitoring and testing of your APIs and services to understand real-time health and performance of your products - Participate in product discussions by proposing technical approaches and influencing roadmap decisions through data and system insights - Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to shape requirements, clarify tradeoffs, and translate business goals into technical designs - Drive data-informed decisions by analyzing metrics and experiment results to validate product hypotheses Qualifications: - 7+ years of experience working in a software engineering role - Experience designing highly-scalable and performant microservices and storage layers using languages and infrastructure such as Java, Play, Scala, MySQL, Cassandra, Solr, or Kafka - Experience working in fast-moving team environments with frequent deployments - Background in using data and metrics to inform technical and product decisions - Demonstrated history of building and launching products with understanding of API design, system architecture, and data architecture Keep Learning If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera: - [Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond Specialization](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/java-object-oriented) - [Object Oriented Programming in Java Specialization](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/object-oriented-programming) - [Introduction to Programming with Python and Java Specialization](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/programming-python-java) - [Functional Programming in Scala Specialization](https://www.coursera.org/specializations/scala) Compensation / Location: At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are. This role is only available for hire in Toronto, Canada Coursera offers competitive pay and fair compensation practices across all regions. Job titles may span multiple career levels, and the targeted hiring base salary range for this role in Canada is CAD $137,600 - $172,000. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, education, transferable skills, business needs, and location. This range may be adjusted over time and may include eligibility for variable pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits. For more information about how Coursera collects and uses your personal information, please see our [Coursera + Udemy Global Applicant Privacy Notice](https://files.clinchtalent.com/1d7f2c0f91ebf75d580f56447fa54859/2acb24eb91f1e23b90ac9e9285de5aaf/Global%20Applicant%20Privacy%20Notice.pdf). To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page. If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our [Fraudulent Activity Submission Form.](https://forms.gle/Mb8UktwuaJAukb3H7) If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at recruiting@coursera.org. ## About Coursera Sourcing ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Coursera is an online learning platform that partners with leading universities and industry organizations to offer courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees, and has recently combined with Udemy to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms. - **Entity Type**: Public Benefit Corporation (B Corp) – publicly traded (NYSE: COUR) - **Headquarters**: Bay Area, California, USA (inferred from job zone definitions) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour) - **Founded**: 2012 [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Founders**: Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: EdTech / Online Learning - **Target customers**: B2B (institutions, corporations, governments), B2C (individual learners), and Enterprise (workforce upskilling) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Mission**: “to provide universal access to world-class learning” [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) ## Products & Services - **Courses & Specializations**: Individual and series of courses from top universities and industry partners. - **Professional Certificates**: Career-focused certificate programs. - **Degrees**: Online degree programs from accredited universities. - **AI-Powered Features**: Personalized guide, Role Play (conversational practice), Course Builder, and Skills Tracks for role-based learning [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Coursera for Business / Government**: Enterprise solutions for workforce and citizen upskilling, including dedicated roles like Senior Product Marketing Manager for Government [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/sourcingcour/) - **Combined Udemy Platform**: Post-merger, the expanded catalog and scale of combined content offerings [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources (publicly traded, market cap can be looked up separately). - **Key Metric**: Over 11 active open positions as of May 2026, indicating growth and active hiring [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/sourcingcour/) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partnerships with “leading university and industry partners” (specific names not listed in provided sources) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Growth Signals**: Merger with Udemy to form a combined skills development platform; extensive hiring in data science, product, engineering, and go-to-market roles; emphasis on AI-powered innovation (GenAI, LLM fine-tuning, RAG) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) ## Competitive Advantages - **University & Industry Partnerships**: Access to content from top institutions (e.g., Stanford, Yale, Google, IBM) not exclusive but deep. - **AI-First Platform**: Built-in AI tools (personalized guide, Role Play, Course Builder) differentiate from traditional LMS and other MOOC providers [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Scale After Udemy Merger**: Combined content library and global reach create one of the largest lifelong learning ecosystems [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) - **Public Benefit & B Corp Status**: Legally committed to social impact alongside shareholder returns, an attractive differentiator for mission-driven talent [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) ## Strategic Focus - **AI-Powered Innovation**: Accelerating the use of generative AI to personalize learning, automate content creation, and improve learner outcomes [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Post-Merger Integration**: Combining Coursera and Udemy to maximize catalog breadth, remove redundancies, and cross-sell to new segments [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) - **Enterprise & Government Expansion**: Growing upskilling and reskilling solutions for corporate and public-sector clients (e.g., dedicated roles for Coursera for Government) [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/sourcingcour/) - **Data-Driven Product Development**: Heavy investment in analytics, experimentation, and data infrastructure to improve discovery and engagement [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter.” Emphasis on ownership, data-driven decision-making, and continuous learning [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) - **Work Model**: Globally distributed team with intentional in-person gatherings for collaboration; virtual onboarding and hiring. Some roles listed as on-site (100%) on jobera, but the overall tone is remote-friendly with location-specific pay zones [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/sourcingcour/) - **Compensation & Perks**: Competitive zone-based pay (e.g., Staff Analytics Engineer: $156k–$235k USD depending on location), bonus, RSU equity, comprehensive health benefits, and global perks. For Canadian roles, CAD ranges are also published (e.g., Senior Data Scientist: $137.6k–$172k CAD) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) - **Engineering Culture**: Modern data stack (Airflow, dbt, Databricks, Sigma, AI tools like Claude/Gemini); strong mentorship and leadership opportunities; focus on data governance, architecture, and self-serve analytics [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) ## Sources 1. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour) – Coursera Sourcing career page (Greenhouse) 2. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6034872004) – Staff Analytics Engineer job description 3. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sourcingcour/jobs/6014550004) – Senior Data Scientist job description 4. [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/sourcingcour/) – Jobera summary of Coursera Sourcing jobs 5. [coursera.org](https://www.coursera.org/) – Coursera homepage ## Other roles at Coursera Sourcing - [Udemy-Regional Director, Customer Success](https://feeny.ai/job/udemy-regional-director-customer-success-coursera-sourcing-brazil-mexico-w2zqw6vherhd) — Brazil / Mexico - [Director, FP&A Systems and Transformation](https://feeny.ai/job/director-fp-a-systems-and-transformation-coursera-sourcing-united-states-0p6nb8xs6zq2) — United States - [Senior Product Manager, Applied AI](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-product-manager-applied-ai-coursera-sourcing-canada-65ts8505pnzf) — Canada - [Chief of Staff, Content](https://feeny.ai/job/chief-of-staff-content-coursera-sourcing-san-francisco-m52b4gfd674a) — San Francisco, CA - [Product Specialist](https://feeny.ai/job/product-specialist-coursera-sourcing-mexico-city-2qae3amxx39d) — Mexico City, Mexico - [Staff Product Manager, Search](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-product-manager-search-coursera-sourcing-united-states-htd5b04wnghj) — United States - [Senior Software Test Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-test-engineer-coursera-sourcing-toronto-hca2297b4d8m) — Toronto, Canada - [Staff Product Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-product-manager-coursera-sourcing-united-states-kekdddpap3aj) — United States - [Senior Reporting Analyst](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-reporting-analyst-coursera-sourcing-united-states-fem2k078na1n) — United States - [Senior SEO Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-seo-manager-coursera-sourcing-united-states-v4at14qdb0wn) — United States