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Where we Work
Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the Denver, CO office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
About your skills
Prompt Engineering for LLMs: Skilled at crafting, testing, and optimizing prompts for large language models (e.g., GPT, Claude, Gemini) to improve accuracy, relevance, and consistency of outputs. Able to design reusable prompt templates, chain prompts for complex tasks, and fine-tune system instructions to align with business context and compliance requirements.
Agentic AI Development: You design, build, and deploy Agentic AI systems that solve real business problems, balancing performance, maintainability, and scalability.
Solution Ownership: You take a project from idea to delivery, including architecture, coding, integration, and testing.
Collaboration & Adaptability: You work effectively with product, engineering, and non-technical stakeholders to align AI solutions with business goals.
About this role
As an AI Systems Engineer at Udemy, you will build scalable, reliable AI systems from prototypes to production. You’ll play a critical role in delivering production-ready AI solutions, improving Udemy’s internal AI capabilities, and enabling the team to execute more engagements in parallel. This role offers the chance to work on a diverse range of AI use cases — from rapid prototyping to enterprise-grade deployments.
What you’ll be doing
Design, build, and deploy agentic AI, APIs, and services to solve internal business challenges using tools such as Workato and OpenAI.
Scope technical work and set realistic timelines.
Contribute to architectural design for AI systems to ensure scalability and maintainability.
Perform rigorous testing, validation, and documentation of AI solutions.
Integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms and workflows.
Stay current with advancements in AI and assess their potential applications.
Participate in peer reviews, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing within the AI team.
What you’ll have
Hands-on experience in AI engineering, preferably in a production environment.
Proficiency in prompt engineering for LLM interaction.
Experience building APIs and integrating AI models into applications.
Strong understanding of data processing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a small, agile team.
A continuous learning mindset with curiosity for emerging AI technologies.
Application Window:
The application window will be open until September 30th at least. This opportunity may remain posted based on business needs, which may be after the specified date.
At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.
You’ll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.
AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.
You’ll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.
You’ll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.
You’ll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?
Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.
Our Benefits Start with UOur benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US Benefits, pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.
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