About Coursera
Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 197 million registered learners as of December 31, 2025.
Coursera partners with over 375 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning.
Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp
Why Join Us
At Coursera, we’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners ready to shape the future of education. You’ll help build global programs and tools that power online learning for millions turning bold ideas into real impact. People who thrive here are customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter.
We’re a globally distributed team and let you choose the best way you work, whether it's from home, a Coursera hub, or a co-working space near you. Our virtual hiring and onboarding make it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, scale unique products exclusive to Coursera, and expand your career horizons, apply below.
Job Overview:
We’re seeking a Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer to join a small, cross-functional team focused on building AI-native learning experiences from the ground up. This is a high-impact role where you’ll create innovative, personalized learning features, experiment with new AI capabilities, and move fast from concept to prototype to production.
You’ll work closely with designers, product managers, and other engineers in a maker-driven environment where everyone contributes directly to building the product. The role emphasizes practical use of Generative AI—both in the features we ship and in how you work every day.
This role is an in-person role in our Mountain View office 3 days a week.
Responsibilities:
- Build and ship full-stack features using React (or similar), Node.js, and Python.
- Create AI-driven learning experiences—including hyper-personalization, adaptive content, and intelligent assistance—by leveraging Generative AI frameworks, APIs, and orchestration tools.
- Use AI proactively in your development workflow for scaffolding, refactoring, and testing code—while critically reviewing AI-generated output for quality and performance.
- Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate on ideas based on user feedback.
- Collaborate across disciplines to integrate AI capabilities into seamless, intuitive user experiences.
- Implement and maintain robust testing, deployment, and monitoring for AI-enabled features.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Impact: Help shape the future of personalized education for millions of learners worldwide.
- Velocity: Work in a fast-moving environment with short iteration cycles and room for bold experimentation.
- Innovation: Build AI-native features and workflows from scratch, unencumbered by legacy constraints.
- Culture: Join a collaborative, hands-on team where your ideas can go from sketch to shipped in weeks.
Qualifications:
- 5 + years of professional experience in full-stack development (React/Next.js, Node.js, Python) and working with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Knowledge of Generative AI concepts and experience applying them to create practical, user-facing applications.
- Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to speed up development without compromising quality.
- Understanding of RESTful API design, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and modern application architectures.
- Bonus: familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, or vector databases.
- Strong communication skills, curiosity, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in online learning.
Compensation
This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:
Zone 1: $160,000 - 235,000
At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are.
US Pay Zones:
- US-Z1: SF Bay Area
- US-Z2: NYC and Seattle Metro
- US-Z3: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, OR, RI, TX, VA
- US-Z4: AK, AZ, DE, FL, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, NH, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, WI
If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:
- Generative AI for Software Development
- Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate
- Google Cloud Engineering Professional Certificate
- Front-End Web Development with React
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Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at [email protected]. Learn more in our CCPA Applicant Notice and GDPR Recruitment Notice.
To protect against recruitment fraud, please note that Coursera recruiters will only communicate with candidates using official coursera.org email addresses. We do not conduct interviews or negotiate offers via personal or non-coursera.org accounts.
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