Software Engineering Intern

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Our mission is simple: to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use, whether they’re picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.

Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you’re excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you’ll feel right at home.

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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 office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.

About your Skills

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Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

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Troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.

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Ability to work effectively in a team, share ideas, and adapt to feedback.

About this role

Engineering teams at Udemy build & manage several microservices that power the Udemy B2B and D2C products. As a Reliability Engineer Intern on the Datastore Infrastructure (DSI) team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with Senior Staff Database Reliability Engineers on a high-impact, focused project. This 12-week program is designed to give you hands-on experience in managing critical data infrastructure and contribute to the reliability and scalability of our core services. Your project will be scoped to provide significant learning while directly impacting the performance, uptime, or security of a key datastore, streaming, or caching component.

What you'll be doing (12-Week Focus):

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Learn and Contribute to Core Systems: Spend time learning the team's technology stack, including our use of databases (e.g., MySQL, PGSQL), streaming platforms (Kafka), caching systems (Redis), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform).

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Scoped Project Implementation: Design, specify, and implement a feature or improvement for a core infrastructure component, focusing on automation, monitoring, or performance. This project will be the central focus of your 12-week internship.

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Infrastructure Automation: Assist in developing immutable infrastructure patterns and writing automation code in languages like Python or Golang to improve developer efficiency and service reliability.

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Observability and Monitoring: Contribute to enhancing the observability of our systems by improving monitoring and documentation for datastore health and performance.

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Code Review and Quality: Participate in code reviews to learn best practices for quality, security, and performance in a production environment.

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Agile Collaboration: Collaborate with the wider Platform team and cross-functional partners to understand engineering requirements and integrate your project seamlessly.

Ideal candidate will have

• Education in computer science, mathematics or other related analytical (i.e. STEM) disciplines.

• Experience with modern programming languages, such as Java, Python, or C#

• Familiarity or strong interest in cloud-based architectures, distributed systems, and modern infrastructure concepts (e.g., Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes).

• Basic knowledge of database or data streaming concepts (e.g., MySQL, Kafka, Redis).

• Design and architecture knowledge, as well as familiarity with object-oriented design patterns.

Why work here?

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 U

Our 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.

Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We understand that not everyone will match each of the qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!

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