Senior Data Engineer, Coursera
Online learning platform
Job no longer available
Online learning platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide life-transforming learning experiences to learners around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience in data engineering with expertise in data architecture and pipelines
- Strong programming skills in Python and proficient with relational databases, data modeling, and SQL
- Experience with big data technologies (eg: Hive, Spark, Presto)
- Familiarity with batch and streaming architectures preferred
- Knowledgeable on data governance and compliance best practices
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely and independence and passion for innovation and learning new technologies
Desirable
- Hands-on experience with some of: AWS, Databricks, Delta Lake, Airflow, DBT, Redshift, Datahub, Elementary
What the job involves
- 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
- Architect scalable data models and construct high quality ETL pipelines that act as the backbone of our core data lake, with cutting edge technologies such as Airflow, DBT, Databricks, Redshift, Spark. Your work will lay the foundation for our data-driven culture
- Design, build, and launch self-serve analytics products. Your creations will empower our internal and external customers, providing them with rich insights to make informed decisions
- Be a technical leader for the team. Your guidance in technical and architectural designs for major team initiatives will inspire others. Help shape the future of Data Engineering at Coursera and foster a culture of continuous learning and growth
- Partner with data scientists, business stakeholders, and product engineers to define, curate, and govern high-fidelity data
- Develop new tools and frameworks in collaboration with other engineers. Your innovative solutions will enable our customers to understand and access data more efficiently, while adhering to high standards of governance and compliance
- Work cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and business teams to enable major product and feature launches
Our take
Coursera was founded by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng in 2012 with a vision of providing life-transforming learning experiences to learners around the world. It partners with universities and other educational institutions to deliver online courses to 40 million students, covering subjects like technology, business, science, and even autonomous cars.
Coursera sees itself as helping people get ready for the next wave of technological advancement. It is preparing individuals, companies, and governments to meet that challenge head-on and turn this disruption into opportunity. To help achieve this, it also has specific product offerings for the corporate market, as well as for governments and nonprofits.
The model of online courses that anyone can attend is very scalable, making Coursera appealing to investors, especially when the online education market is expected to be worth $20bn+ by 2023. Further, it received B Corp certification in February 2021, propelling its efforts to reduce barriers to high quality education.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jul 2020
$130m
SERIES F
Apr 2019
$103m
SERIES E
Total funding: $443.1m
Company benefits
- 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
- We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Plus, free access to counseling and mental health services
- Get up to 16 weeks of fully-paid parental leave when you grow your family and bring a new child into your life
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Employees earn company stock, so you can own what we build together and share in our success
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Andrew Ng
(Co-Founder & Chairman)CEO of Landing AI (helping companies adopt AI). Also a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford.
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