Senior Frontend Developer

Coursera; Remote; CAD 134,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

A major online learning platform in Canada is seeking a Frontend Engineer to design and implement scalable applications for its global educational platform. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, utilizing AI tools for development, and ensuring high performance and accessibility standards. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in front-end engineering and a proven background in design systems. Competitive compensation and remote working options are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equitable compensation practices

Variable pay options

Equity

Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of front-end engineering experience.
• Experience working with or building design systems.
• Strong focus on web accessibility and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable & robust frontend applications.
• Use AI-powered tools to accelerate delivery and creativity.
• Measure and analyze work outcomes to drive new product changes.
• Upgrade critical and legacy pages for improved performance.
• Collaborate closely with design, business, and product teams.
• Guide other teams in using the design system.

Skills

Front-end engineering

Design systems

Web accessibility

Performance optimization

Job description

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, with191 million registered learners as of September 30, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading universities and industry partners to offer a broad catalogue 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.

We’re a global platform aiming to transform lives through learning by offering transformative courses, certificates, and degrees that empower learners worldwide to advance their careers through skill mastery. We’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners eager to shape the future of education. If you’re ready to build the global programs and tools that fuel the power of online learning, join Team Coursera.

At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. As a remote-first company, our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates.

Job Overview

The Content Management team is pivotal in scaling Coursera’s global educational catalog content operations, driving efficient lifecycle management, content metadata management, and comprehensive curation enablement across the content ecosystem. Our mission is to build predictive, transparent, and automated systems that optimize the sourcing, tagging, curation, launch, and lifecycle management of content, enabling us to rapidly adapt to learner needs and maximize growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable & robust frontend applications, bringing a clean, consistent, and high-quality look and feel to every step of the learner journey
• Use and explore AI-powered coding and design tools to accelerate delivery and creativity
• Measure your work thoroughly, analyze results, and generate hypotheses to drive new product changes through A/B testing
• Upgrade critical and legacy pages, improving accessibility, performance, and visual polish
• Collaborate closely with design, business, and product stakeholders to find the best solutions and adapt to changes
• Share knowledge and guide other teams in using the design system and visual standards

Qualifications

• 5+ years of front-end engineering experience
• Experience working with or building design systems
• Strong focus on web accessibility and performance

Nice to haves

• Experience building direct to consumer products
• Loves innovating and is curious about AI-assisted development
• Skilled at jumping into large front-end codebases and driving rapid improvements
• Balances long-term design thinking with quick execution on urgent goals
• Communicates well and enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Passionate about performance, accessibility, and visual details

Compensation

Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job titles may span more than one career level. The targeted hiring base salary range for this role is between CAD $134,400 to 168,000 for all Canada candidates. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to prior work experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay, equity, and benefits.

Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].