Engineering Manager

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Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller to make world-class learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. Today, over 190 million learners and 375+ university and industry partners use our platform to gain skills in fields like AI, data science, technology, and business. As a Delaware public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp, we’re driven by the belief that learning can transform lives through learning.

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.

The Skills and Credentials team builds the foundational engine that connects Coursera's content to real-world career outcomes. Our mission is to create the scalable systems that define, map, and track skills across the entire learning journey. We are the architects of the data and infrastructure that enable skill-based learning, credentialing, and career pathways for millions of learners and thousands of enterprise partners.

The team focuses on several key areas:
Core Skills Taxonomy & Mapping, Skill Progression & Signaling Infrastructure, and Scalable and Future-Proof Architecture. As the Engineering Manager for the Skills and Credentials team, you will lead a full-stack engineering team responsible for creating these critical capabilities. Your role involves technical leadership, architectural guidance, close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, and driving strategic initiatives to deliver scalable, innovative solutions aligned with Coursera’s broader strategic goals.

• Building the Team:
  Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Design, Machine Learning, Data Science, Teaching and Learning) to refine the team’s charter, ensure alignment with broader business goals, and support overall team health and growth.
• Mentoring:
  Act as a role model and coach for engineers. Conduct career development conversations, provide constructive feedback, and inspire engineers to achieve their best.
• Hiring:
  Identify key skill gaps and growth areas on the team. Drive the hiring pipeline by sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding talented engineers to build a well-rounded, high-performing team.
• Advising (Technical Leadership):
  Provide hands‑on technical guidance to engineers as they design systems and tackle complex problems. Encourage sound architectural decisions and help team members grow into technical leaders in their product work.
• Product Enablement:
  In partnership with Product Management, curate a compelling vision for Skills and Credentials. Translate high-level product needs into an actionable engineering roadmap. Prioritize and drive key initiatives forward, run sprint planning and stand‑ups, and ensure the team delivers product features that delight content creators and learners.
• Platform Leadership:
  Balance building new features with managing tech debt to maintain a reliable, scalable platform. Evolve the content authoring platform for high leverage – architect systems and services that can accelerate multiple product initiatives across Coursera. Ensure consistency and quality in the user experience by creating reusable components and frameworks for content.
• Mediating:
  Foster an inclusive, collaborative team environment. Proactively address interpersonal issues and facilitate crucial conversations with empathy and fairness. Ensure every team member feels empowered, engaged, and comfortable…