Agile methodology

Agile methodology appears across 14 career paths in the Freecoursera directory. Below are the roles that need it and the fastest free way to learn it.

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Careers that need Agile methodology

Engineering Manager

Bright outlook

Technology

Lead a team of engineers: hiring, delivery, growth and technical direction.

$150,000 median15% growth11 skills

Technical Program Manager

Bright outlook

Product

Run big cross-team programmes and keep complex delivery on track.

$130,000 median18% growth10 skills

Data Engineer

Bright outlook

Technology

Build the pipelines that move and clean data so analysts and models can use it.

$115,000 median28% growth11 skills

DevOps Engineer

Bright outlook

Technology

Automate build, deployment and monitoring so software ships safely and often.

$105,000 median21% growth10 skills

Full-Stack Developer

Bright outlook

Technology

Work across both the interface and the server side to ship complete features end to end.

$98,000 median23% growth11 skills

Backend Developer

Bright outlook

Technology

Design and run the servers, APIs and databases that power applications behind the scenes.

$95,000 median22% growth10 skills

Scrum Master

Product

Help delivery teams work smoothly and remove what slows them down.

$95,000 median14% growth10 skills

Mobile App Developer

Bright outlook

Technology

Build and maintain apps for iOS and Android, from first screen to app-store release.

$92,000 median19% growth9 skills

Frontend Developer

Bright outlook

Technology

Build the user-facing part of websites and web apps, turning designs into fast, accessible interfaces.

$85,000 median20% growth9 skills

Machine Learning Engineer

Bright outlook

Technology

$85,000 median40% growth12 skills

QA Engineer

Technology

Test software methodically so bugs are caught before customers see them.

$78,000 median15% growth8 skills

Product Manager

Bright outlook

Technology

$72,000 median10% growth12 skills

Software Developer

Bright outlook

Technology

$65,000 median25% growth12 skills

Computer Systems Analyst

Technology

$58,000 median9% growth12 skills

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