or apply directly on Coursera's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Coursera's roles stay open a median of 35 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 58% of Coursera's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coursera
- moderate 6 stale, 6 reposted of 26 open
- Hiring momentum
- 52 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coursera's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coursera.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work on a fast-paced innovation team focused on building AI-powered solutions for Coursera's enterprise and campus customers. Your role involves scoping customer environments, rapidly prototyping solutions, and deploying production-grade systems while collaborating closely with various stakeholders. You will also be responsible for ensuring security and compliance in customer deployments and will travel regularly to customer sites for engagement phases.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coursera as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in a software engineering role
- 1+ years of experience building production-grade agentic AI solutions
- Proficiency in backend languages such as Python, Java, Typescript
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka
- Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Strong experience with data engineering fundamentals
Nice to have
- Experience with modern agentic AI tooling such as LangChain, LangGraph, FastMCP, RAG, or MCP
- Experience with Postgres, DuckDB, pgvector, or similar analytical/transactional data layers
- Prior experience in a solutions engineering, professional services, or technical consulting role
- Familiarity with data privacy and residency regimes relevant to enterprise/education/government customers
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
Worth weighing
- Regular travel to customer sites is required
- Role involves significant customer interaction and prototyping in real-time
- Position may require working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
Summarised from Coursera's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coursera on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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