Vice President, Platform Engineering

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Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform built to help people and teams grow. It’s personalized, practical, and focused on real-world impact.

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.

Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, Türkiye and two other US locations (Denver and Austin). 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

Software Architecture : You oversee the design of complex, scalable technology systems that support business growth. You think holistically about technical infrastructure, making strategic decisions to modernize platforms, frameworks, and architectural patterns that enable teams to build robust, maintainable solutions at scale.

Strategic Planning : You set long-term technology vision and roadmaps that align engineering initiatives with business objectives. You anticipate future needs, allocate resources effectively, and create comprehensive plans guiding the organization toward technical and competitive goals.

Champion Change : You lead transformational initiatives across engineering teams and the broader organization. You inspire adoption of new technologies, processes, and methodologies by building consensus, communicating vision clearly, and supporting teams through periods of transition and growth.

Stakeholder Management : You build strong relationships with executives, product leaders, and cross-functional partners to ensure engineering priorities align with business needs. You communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical audiences and collaborate to drive mutual success.

About This Role

As VP of Platform Engineering, you will lead our engineering organization through a period of technological evolution. You’ll be responsible for driving technical strategy, modernizing systems, and ensuring our platform can support millions of learners worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of online education technology while building a world-class engineering culture that attracts and retains top talent.

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and execute comprehensive engineering strategy that aligns with company objectives and supports scalable growth
• Lead, mentor, and grow a diverse team of engineering managers and individual contributors across multiple disciplines
• Partner with product, design, and business leaders to deliver transformational learning solutions, while modernizing the systems and structure that support these solutions
• Drive adoption of best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, security, and performance optimization
• Oversee technology stack decisions and architectural evolution to ensure platform reliability and scalability
• Establish and monitor key engineering metrics, including delivery velocity, system reliability, and team health indicators
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership, providing regular updates on engineering progress and challenges
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture that promotes innovation, learning, and professional development

What You'll Have

Posting Date : 10 / 17 / 2025

Application Window : We anticipate the application window will be open until 10 / 24 / 2025. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window.

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 location. This role is eligible for equity and a bonus in addition to base salary.

Posting Compensation Range

$355,000 - $415,000 USD

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 what helps you improve. You’ll also be able to explore AI-driven learning as you wish.

AI is real here. We use AI in how we learn and work. You’ll have space and tools to experiment and apply AI in practical ways.

You’ll own your work. We trust you to lead, decide, and follow through without waiting for permission.

You’ll build with others. We collaborate openly and welcome good ideas from any direction.

You’ll see your impact. What you build helps people grow their skills and careers.

Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and support. Let’s LEARN together.

Our Benefits Start with U

Our benefits are designed to provide protection and care for you and your family. Benefits vary by region. Please review regional benefits pages for details. For scope, refer to information provided during the hiring process.

We value diversity and inclusion and do not discriminate on protected characteristics. We understand not every applicant will meet every qualification, but diverse experiences add value. We encourage you to apply.

Notes : This description excludes boilerplate forms and external links unrelated to the role. Some sections above (like voluntary self-identification) are intentionally omitted for clarity.

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