Fast Facts
Join as an External Contractor Mentor to support learners in their Software Architect track through technical guidance and community engagement while working remotely.
Responsibilities: Provide technical support in an online forum, host weekly live sessions, and assist students in overcoming course content challenges.
Skills: Strong expertise in Test-Driven Development, microservices architecture, design patterns, and experience in technical teaching or public speaking.
Qualifications: A minimum of 7 years of industry experience or a master’s degree in a relevant field, fluency in English, and familiarity with systems engineering principles.
Location: Remote position, work from home.
Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $50 - $100 per hour.
Position Overview:
Mentors are industry professionals who provide world-class technical support to our learners in their Nanodegree journey. All our mentors are handpicked through a rigorous selection process so that we can truly be #studentfirst.
As a mentor, you will be meeting virtually on a weekly basis with your students for community support, live office hours and other activities.
Required skills/qualifications:
- Fluency in English both written and spoken
- Eligibility Requirements: Mentors must have at least 7 years of industry experience or a master’s degree in the relevant field.
Technical competence:
- Strong expertise in Test-Driven Development (TDD), including Pytest, scalable test strategies, and structured test suite design
- Deep understanding of design patterns (creational, structural, behavioral) and their practical implementation in production systems
- Proven experience designing microservices, multitier, cloud-native, and serverless architectures
- Strong knowledge of caching strategies, CDN architecture, and data storage tradeoffs
- Ability to create and interpret architecture diagrams and system design documentation
- Familiarity with distributed systems and machine learning system architectures
- Solid grounding in systems engineering principles, including requirements analysis, validation, and system integration
- Experience working with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or SysML, and strong understanding of the SDLC
- Experience teaching technical concepts and public speaking, organizing technical talks, or webinars
- Positive character, trusted by the students, creating emotional ties in the group
- Flexibility at their current job to take this challenge part-time as an external contractor
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support for students over an online community forum
- Answer questions around course content over the forum and facilitate content for students who get stuck in learning
- Host one weekly live virtual session to offer direct, real-time support to students.
- Redirect learners to appropriate support channels and escalate issues to the Mentor Operations team when needed
Why should you apply?
- Earn additional income working from the comfort of your own home
- Contribute to a vibrant, international student community '
- Stay updated with the latest in cutting-edge technologies
