or apply directly on Coursera's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 days Coursera's roles stay open a median of 35 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 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 Test Engineer at Coursera, you will focus on enhancing test infrastructure and tooling to ensure high-quality software delivery. Your role involves collaborating with various teams to optimize testing processes, develop automation frameworks, and lead quality initiatives. You'll also monitor test environments, analyze requirements, and contribute to end-to-end testing strategies.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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
- 7+ years of testing experience, ideally testing web applications
- 7+ years working directly with product teams in an agile environment
- 6+ years of experience in UI and API automation
- 1+ years of experience in developing AI augmented agentic testing frameworks, evals for AI driven applications
- 6+ years of experience working with CI/CD build pipeline with a focus on test automation (Github actions, Circleci, Kubernetes)
- Experience with development and maintenance of test automation tools using popular open source technologies (Puppeteer, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)
Nice to have
- Previous startup experience and testing in an Agile development life cycle
- Experience with API testing frameworks (Postman, REST-assured, Pact)
- Programming or scripting language proficiency (JavaScript, Java, Python)
- Experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
What you get
- Competitive pay
- Fair compensation practices
- Eligibility for variable pay
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or frameworks mentioned beyond the automation tools listed
- The role requires a significant amount of experience, which may limit applicants
- The company is a merger of two brands, which may affect company culture and processes
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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