On-Call Maintenance Specialist, School Of Programming - Contract Role (India)

Udacity; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Udacity seeks contractors for the School of Programming to maintain and update course content, code examples, and labs. You will work with Udacity teams to ensure material reflects current frameworks and tooling, including Node.js, React, and Docker environments.

As a contractor, you will reproduce learner issues, implement fixes, and enhance instructional documentation, while coordinating with Content Developers and Learning Architects to define scope and priorities.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of web dev frameworks (React, Next.js, Express, Flask, etc.).
• Ability to debug real-world codebases and student submissions.
• Experience with Git/GitHub.
• Strong troubleshooting and issue reproduction skills.
• Ability to write clear, world-class instructional documentation.
• Familiarity with Docker-based development environments.
• Understanding of modern build systems and package managers.
• Android Developer Certification or equivalent is a plus.
• Apple Developer ecosystem familiarity is a plus.
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, PyTest, Mocha, XCTest, etc.) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze course performance, lesson ratings, and learner feedback to identify content needing updates.
• Review and prioritize student feedback at scale.
• Update written content, code examples, screenshots, and demonstrations to reflect the latest frameworks, SDKs, and tooling.
• Refresh instructions and workflows for Node.js LTS changes and React/Next.js updates.
• Update outdated starter code, dependencies, and package versions.
• Migrate workspaces and exercises to newer runtime environments (e.g. Node 18 to 20, Python 3.8 to 3.12).
• Fix broken code templates, build failures, environment issues, or incorrect instructions.
• Patch dockerized workspace images using Udacity's Studio tool.
• Reproduce and resolve bugs reported by students in labs and exercises.
• Validate workspace behavior, code execution, and automated test systems.
• Ensure instructions are accurate, easy to follow, and technically correct.
• Create, update, and optimize Docker images for programming courses.

Skills

Web frameworks

Debug real-world codebases

Git/GitHub

Documentation writing

Docker-based environments

Testing frameworks

Tools

Docker

GitHub

VS Code

Jest

PyTest

Job description

On-Call Maintenance Specialist, School Of Programming - Contract Role (India)

Remote

About Us

Udacity is now an Accenture company, and exciting things are happening! We are on a mission of forging futures in tech through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey.

About Udacity

Udacity is now an Accenture company, and exciting things are happening! We are on a mission of forging futures in tech through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey.

Udacity is one of the most exciting companies in Silicon Valley, and is disrupting the way we learn! Named as one of CNBC's Top 50 Disruptors, Udacity is becoming the preferred route for people to obtain the skills they need to get the jobs they want.

About the Job

Udacity is a pioneer in online technical education, offering high-quality courses across a wide range of disciplines. Our catalog includes short and long programs, Nanodegrees (bundled courses), and content tailored to multiple skill levels, foundational, beginner, intermediate, and advanced as well as business leadership audiences.

To ensure our content remains current, impactful, and industry-aligned, we continuously review and update our courses. We take a data-driven approach to evaluating content quality and identifying outdated material. Key performance metrics, such as student satisfaction, lesson ratings, and page-level feedback, help us determine whether a course requires maintenance. Throughout the year, various courses are kept under active maintenance to ensure they receive timely updates. To do this effectively, we regularly collaborate with expert contractors who help update the course content.

As new needs arise, we contact qualified candidates within our contractor pool to share project details, scope, and timelines. Contractors work closely with a Udacity team member who provides tooling, guidance, and logistical support. In most cases, contractors operate as individual contributors, though they may collaborate with other teams, such as Content Developers, Program Managers, and Learning Architects, to define scope, set priorities, and gather necessary information about the content under maintenance.

About the School of Programming

We are creating a contractor pool of experts across the software engineering ecosystem. Our courses span:

• Python programming
• C++ fundamentals and advanced topics
• Android (Kotlin) and iOS (Swift) development
• Databases (SQL, NoSQL), ORMs
• Docker and Linux developer tooling
• Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD
• Software testing

To effectively maintain and update our cloud courses, you'll need to understand how students interact with our content. Our courses use two key technologies:

Responsibilities

Contractors in this track focus on content quality, clarity, correctness, and technical updates.

Content Maintenance & Improvements

• Analyze course performance, lesson ratings, and learner feedback to identify content needing updates.
• Review and prioritize student feedback at scale.
• Update written content, code examples, screenshots, and demonstrations to reflect the latest frameworks, SDKs, and tooling.
• Refresh instructions and workflows for:
• Node.js LTS changes
• React/Next.js updates

Bug Fixes & Compatibility Updates

• Update outdated starter code, dependencies, and package versions.
• Migrate workspaces and exercises to newer runtime environments (e.g. Node 18 to 20, Python 3.8 to 3.12).
• Fix broken code templates, build failures, environment issues, or incorrect instructions.
• Patch dockerized workspace images using Udacity's Studio tool.

Learner Experience & Testing

• Reproduce and resolve bugs reported by students in labs and exercises.
• Validate workspace behavior, code execution, and automated test systems.
• Ensure instructions are accurate, easy to follow, and technically correct.

Docker Image Creation & Maintenance

• Create, update, and optimize Docker images for programming courses.
• Write and maintain Dockerfiles, Makefiles, entrypoint scripts, and Linux setup scripts.
• Optimize images for size, performance, and developer usability.
• Install, configure, and maintain programming runtimes (Node, Python, Java, Kotlin, Swift).
• Troubleshoot Linux package issues, dependency conflicts, or environment failures.
• Manage build tools such as:
• npm/pnpm/yarn
• Gradle
• CocoaPods
• Configure VS Code Web, Jupyter, and Terminal-based environments.
• Add new tools for students (linters, debuggers, CLIs).

Required Skill Set

A strong candidate will have:

• Solid understanding of web dev frameworks (React, Next.js, Express, Flask, etc.)
• Ability to debug real-world codebases and student submissions
• Experience with Git/GitHub
• Strong troubleshooting and issue reproduction skills
• Ability to write clear, world-class instructional documentation
• Familiarity with Docker-based development environments
• Understanding of modern build systems and package managers
• Android Developer Certification or equivalent is a plus
• Apple Developer ecosystem familiarity is a plus
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, PyTest, Mocha, XCTest, etc.) is a plus

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Compensation

Compensation at Udacity, an Accenture company, varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Udacity, an Accenture company, will provide a reasonable range of compensation.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Udacity, an Accenture company, is an EEO and Aff.. andis committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
• Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.

Udacity's Values

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