Full-Time
Senior Software Developer
Backend
Posted on 10/31/2025
Coursera
5,001-10,000 employees
E-learning platform delivering courses and certificates
Compensation Overview
$135k - $172k/yr
Remote in Canada
Remote
Remote-friendly role; must have eligible working rights and compatible timezone overlap with team.
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- 5+ years of experience working in a relevant software engineering role
- Expertise in designing highly-scalable and performant micro-services and storage layers using common frameworks, languages, and infrastructure (e.g. Java, Play/Scala, MySql, Cassandra, Solr, Kafka)
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving team environment (we deploy many times a day!)
- Data-driven and strongly motivated by success and learnings through experiments and metrics analysis
- Design and implement scalable systems and infrastructures
- Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing
- Setup monitoring and testing of your APIs and services to better understand real time health of your products
- Experience with modern Java (16+), MySQL, DynamoDB, gRPC, GraphQL (DGS), Kafka in a microservices architecture
- Knowledge of or experience with Play/Scala, Cassandra, Solr
- Prior experience with data-driven experimentation and metrics analysis at scale
- Experience deploying in a rapid-release environment with frequent deployments
Coursera is an online learning platform that provides access to courses, professional certificates, and degree programs from top universities and companies. It serves individual learners looking to upskill or change careers, as well as businesses that want to train their teams. Users can take many courses for free or pay for certificates and degree-adjacent programs, with Coursera for Business offering corporate training. The platform emphasizes AI-focused content and lets learners begin a degree program before enrolling, offering flexible options that fit into daily life. How it differs from competitors comes from its large, global catalog, strong university and industry partnerships, and a mix of free and paid offerings plus a dedicated business solution. The goal is to make education accessible to people worldwide, helping them gain new skills, advance professionally, and achieve personal goals through scalable, flexible learning.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Founded
2012
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI-driven job displacement accelerates reskilling demand among white-collar workers globally.
- India NIELIT partnership expands market access through credential pathways and co-developed courses.
- Enterprise segment consolidation post-merger unlocks cross-selling and platform integration opportunities.
What critics are saying
- Udemy merger integration fails, eroding $115M cost savings and delaying AI investments.
- Goldman Sachs Sell rating triggers investor exodus, amplifying 55% YTD stock decline.
- Q1 2026 EPS miss signals decelerating growth; enterprise segment remains muted.
What makes Coursera unique
- 205 million registered learners with 10% Consumer segment growth outpacing market.
- AI-powered platform features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder differentiate offerings.
- Udemy merger creates $1.5B combined revenue entity with $115M annual cost savings.
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Benefits
Lifelong learning - Coursera covers the cost of tuition so you can earn a free master’s degree and develop new skills. That’s on top of free, lifelong access to courses and certificates on the platform.
Health and wellness - We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Plus, free access to counseling and mental health services.
Parental leave - Get up to 16 weeks of fully-paid parental leave when you grow your family and bring a new child into your life.
Make-a-thon - We host Make-a-thon events twice a year to promote community and innovation. During Make-a-thon, you’ll dedicate time to attend workshops, work on passion projects, and pursue ideas outside of your day-to-day work.
Time away - Take paid time off when you need it. We have time off policies that promote flexibility so you can tailor your work schedule when life calls.
Remote work - Our flexibility extends to where you work. You can choose to work from home, work from one of our offices, or try a combination of the two.
Equity - Employees earn company stock, so you can own what we build together and share in our success.
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%Coursera and NIELIT sign MoU to boost digital education. Coursera and NIELIT have signed an MoU to explore collaboration in digital education, focusing on course sharing, credential pathways and industry-aligned learning programmes to enhance job-relevant skills and improve employability among students in India. Published Date - 10 April 2026, 06:56 PM Hyderabad: Coursera, Inc and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) have signed an MoU to explore collaboration in support of India's digital education goals. City & Local Guides The MoU outlines a framework to evaluate opportunities such as reciprocal course availability on each organisation's platforms and credential pathways that may help learners demonstrate job-relevant skills. Both organisations will be involved in the co-development of industry-aligned learning pathways, including leveraging Coursera's AI-powered Course Builder. - Advertisement - En Are Jeans Too Tight Or Too... "Our goal is to evaluate ways to offer impactful learning experiences that help students build job-relevant skills and improve their employability," said Ashutosh Gupta, managing director, India and Asia Pacific, Coursera. NIELIT director general Prof MM Tripathi said the institute was looking forward to a mutually beneficial engagement with Coursera to help further improve skill and employment outcomes for students. Discover more Education Resources Alzheimer's research donations Latest tech gadgets * Follow Us:
Coursera, the online learning platform founded by two Stanford University professors, reported Q4 revenues of $196.9 million, up 9.9% year-on-year and exceeding analyst expectations by 2.7%. The company delivered $757 million in full-year revenue. Whilst Coursera beat EBITDA estimates, its guidance for next quarter significantly missed analyst expectations. The stock has declined 6.3% since reporting and currently trades at $5.61. Among consumer subscription stocks tracked this quarter, Roku performed strongest with revenues of $1.39 billion, up 16.1% year-on-year, beating estimates by 3%. The stock surged 20.6% following results. Overall, the eight consumer subscription stocks monitored reported solid Q4 results, with revenues beating consensus estimates by 1.7% and share prices up 6.5% on average since earnings.
Coursera and NIELIT partner at India AI Impact Summit 2026 to transform digital learning. Coursera, Inc. and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the India AI Impact Summit to explore collaboration in support of India's digital education goals. The MoU outlines a framework to evaluate opportunities such as reciprocal course availability on each organization's platforms and credential pathways that may help learners demonstrate job-relevant skills. The announcement was made by Coursera CTO Mustafa Furniturewala and APAC Managing Director Ashutosh Gupta, alongside Shri S. Krishnan (Secretary, MeitY) and Prof. M.M. Tripathi (Director General, NIELIT). This MoU builds on the strategic discussions initiated between Coursera CEO Greg Hart and Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in July 2025. Under the MoU, Coursera and NIELIT intend to assess potential initiatives, which may include: * Integration options to broaden access to selected courses on each platform, with the objective to enhance learner employability through globally recognized credentials * Co-development of industry-aligned learning pathways, including leveraging Coursera's AI-powered Course Builder "We are pleased to sign this MoU with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology to explore formal programs and partnerships to enable the delivery of high-quality courses," said Ashutosh Gupta, Managing Director, India and Asia Pacific, Coursera. "Our goal is to evaluate ways to offer impactful learning experiences that help students build job-relevant skills and improve their employability." "We look forward to a mutually beneficial engagement with Coursera to help us further improve skill and employment outcomes for students," said Prof. M.M Tripathi, Director General, National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology. "This MoU is the first step to evaluate programs that could incorporate Coursera's industry-aligned courses on our platform and help develop a future-ready workforce for emerging industries."
Coursera has been identified as one of the 10 best small-cap consumer staples stocks to buy under $30. CEO Gregory Hart reported growth acceleration from 6% at end-2024 to 10% in the second half of 2025, with yearly growth reaching 9%. The company's main strategic focus is integrating its acquisition of Udemy, which will create a $1.5 billion revenue company split equally between consumer and enterprise segments. The merger aims to reduce costs by $115 million annually whilst accelerating innovation and revenue growth. However, Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan downgraded Coursera's price target from $9 to $6 whilst maintaining a Sell rating. Sheridan noted solid consumer segment performance but highlighted a muted enterprise environment, suggesting investors should monitor whether product initiatives can sustain growth momentum into 2026.
Pale Fire Capital has invested in online education platform Coursera, anticipating its merger with competitor Udemy and expecting increased demand as AI displaces workers. "We think many white-collar workers will lose their jobs and will need to learn new things more often," said PFC partner Jan Barta. The investment is the latest addition to PFC's hedge fund portfolio. The firm also holds a nearly 10% stake in US healthcare technology company Phreesia and is seeking board representation. PFC has been acquiring stakes in undervalued software-as-a-service companies following AI-driven selloffs. Other significant holdings include a 7% stake in US conglomerate Ziff Davis, which recently surged 40% after selling a division to Accenture for $1.2 billion, and a position in French employee benefits company Edenred.