Senior Data Engineer

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 :

Does architecting high quality and scalable data pipelines powering business critical applications excite you? How about working with cutting edge technologies alongside some of the brightest and most collaborative individuals in the industry? Join us, in our mission to bring the best learning to every corner of the world!

We’re looking for a passionate and talented individual with a keen eye for data to join the Data Engineering team at Coursera! Data Engineering plays a crucial role in building a robust and reliable data infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making, as well as various data analytics and machine learning initiatives within Coursera. In addition, Data Engineering today owns many external facing data products that drive revenue and boost partner and learner satisfaction.

You firmly believe in Coursera's potential to make a significant impact on the world, and align with our core values :

• Learners first : Champion the needs, potential, and progress of learners everywhere.
• Play for team Coursera : Excel as an individual and win as a team. Put Coursera’s mission and results before personal goals.
• Maximize impact : Increase leverage by focusing on things that produce bigger results with less effort.
• Learn, change, and grow : Move fast, take risks, innovate, and learn quickly. Invite and offer feedback with respect, courage, and candor.
• Love without limits : Celebrate the diversity and dignity of every one of our employees, learners, customers, and partners.

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