Udacity's mission is to democratize education. We're an online learning platform offering groundbreaking education in fields such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, virtual reality, and more. Focused on self-empowerment through learning, Udacity is making innovative technologies such as self-driving cars available to a global community of aspiring technologists, while also enabling learners at all levels to skill up with essentials like programming, web and app development. Udacity is looking for people to join our Engineering team. If you love a challenge, and truly want to make a difference in the world, read on!
As a Senior Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the core of Udacity. The student experience is where students come to learn the skills needed to succeed in our fast paced world. You’ll manage a team of talented software engineers, all of whom are passionate about education and are experienced up and down the tech stack. Successful managers will be able to lead a team by setting technical direction and by fostering a creative environment allowing for novel solutions to difficult problems.
Check out our engineering team: https://vimeo.com/135723573
Responsibilities:
- Democratize education for the world
- Work with an amazing cross functional team building Udacity’s classroom experience.
- Experiment with different ways to help students learn by using and creating cutting art technology.
- Create, execute and communicate strategic direction
- Plan, own and execute technical projects
- Make Udacity the best working experience any one person on your team has ever had.
- Mentor Engineers to help them grow their careers
Qualifications:
- Passionate about education
- 5 years relevant work experience including 3 years leading a team that delivered on customer needs
- Experience building reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems and products
- Experience with large scale distributed systems in a public cloud
- Expertise with front ends, data layers, and protocols
- Thrive in a polyglot development environment
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
