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 international Engineering team. If you love a challenge, and truly want to make a difference in the world, read on!
International growth is Udacity’s big bet and high priority/high visibility within the organization. In your engineering role with Udacity LatAm you will work on both front-end and back-end technologies to create world-class products that cater to LatAm's market. You should be willing to question the status quo and constantly think about improving and optimizing the systems that already exist while at the same time be passionate about building new capabilities and products. You will also be required to collaborate with various global teams, innovate constantly and create the most optimal solutions.
Responsibilities:
Drive new feature development and help (rapidly) scale our product and platforms for LatAm's market.
Master a complex ecosystem of microservices to wrangle data and architect robust engineering solutions.
Work closely with other teams to identify the most optimal solutions for customer and business problems.
Maintain high code quality and forward-thinking design
Requirements:
3+ years of software engineering experience.
Familiarity with Golang, Ruby, Javascript/NodeJS/React and strong proficiency in at least one.
Knowledge, or willingness and ability to become fluent in Python, HTML, CSS, Go, and/or client-side MVC.
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred).
Working knowledge of git for version control.
Understanding of Unix tools.
A user-centric mentality for building products.
Passionate about education.
Empathy for our students
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.