Udemy

1,500 Total Employees

Year Founded: 2010

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Udemy Innovation & Technology Culture

Udemy Employee Perspectives

I think the big difference between a lot of companies and what we do at Udemy is that we experiment. We’ll do something and see how it works, and if it moves the metrics in a good way or users like it, then we’ll iterate on that.

Graham Hayes, Software Architect

From the article: Behind the Build: The Product and Engineering Collaboration That Created Udemy’s New Badging Product

One of the things that I’ve really loved about working at Udemy is our bottom-up approach to innovation. There’s a lot of encouragement for people to share their thoughts and ideas.

Kristin Pyun, Director of Product Management

From the article: How Udemy’s New Generative AI Tool is Steering the Transition to a Skills-Based Economy

Udemy Employee Reviews

From day one, Udemy has provided me with numerous opportunities to lead high-visibility engineering projects that improve our customers' experience. My team always encourages me to pitch ideas for product enhancements and tech-platform improvements while ensuring I have the time and resources to make those ideas a reality.

Stephen, Senior Software Engineer

What People Are Saying About Udemy

Emerging Technology Adoption: The company previewed agentic AI (“Altus”), embedded an AI Assistant in courses, and brought skills content into ChatGPT and workplace tools via Glean and an MCP-style connector. Role‑play simulations, AI‑powered microlearning, and a forthcoming VR public speaking simulator show continued expansion into applied AI modalities.
Product Innovation: Hands‑on labs, workspaces, assessments, and role‑based paths in Udemy Business Pro shift the experience from passive video to practice and measurable capability building. Integrations that surface learning in the flow of work and skills mapping/personalized paths indicate movement toward an AI‑powered skills acceleration layer.
Innovation Operating Model: An Innovation Studio, a Content Innovation Fund, and a “Front Row” slate create formal mechanisms to fast‑track new formats and AI features beyond static video. Public roadmaps and data‑driven trends research inform prioritization and align product work with enterprise demand.