About us

At Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through learning. Through our intelligent skills platform and a global community of instructors, we’ve helped over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations achieve their goals. Come join us in ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to the skills they need to unlock their potential and create possibilities for themselves and others.

This hybrid position requires two days per week.

About you 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced senior data scientist to join our Product Analytics team to drive the next generation of improvements to our content discovery systems.

About this role 

Udemy is at the forefront of education technology, as a Senior Data Scientist in the Product Analytics group you will leverage your domain expertise and Udemy’s data to build new user search experiences and personalize content recommendations within our marketplace platform. You will collaborate closely with our search and recommendations product teams, exhibit a strong sense of co-ownership for the product surfaces, and continuously evaluate and offer strategic refinements to optimize relevance, engagement, and positive outcomes - ensuring users discover the most valuable content for their learning journey. 

What you'll be doing

• Lead collaboration with a team of Data Scientists who developed our current search and recommendation models, acting as a proactive owner of these products' success. 
• Develop deep expertise with our data tools and infrastructure, anticipating stakeholder needs and ensuring key product success. 
• Navigate user product flows and architect robust data pipelines from raw data sources as necessary. 
• Evaluate new features to refine and expand the capabilities of our recommendation algorithms while guiding stakeholders with strategic advice and causally robust recommendations. 

What you’ll have

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
•  5+ years of experience with Python programming, demonstrating expertise with libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, numpy, etc. 
• 5+ years of experience with SQL, showcasing the ability to construct intricate queries for extracting and transforming data from our datalake. 
• Extensive experience in machine learning, with a strong emphasis on recommendation systems and predictive modeling. 
• Proficiency with AWS Sagemaker and other advanced cloud-based tools for developing and deploying machine learning models. 
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to foresee and address stakeholder needs effectively. A strong background in computer science, data science, or a related field, with demonstrated leadership in applied machine learning projects.

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above 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!

Life at Udemy

We aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

• We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.

• Learning is what we do – inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.

• Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.

• We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. 

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

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 will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our Benefits Start With U

Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the United States:

• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage

• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions

• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care

• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay

• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support

• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development

• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution

• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly

• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year

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