We are seeking a Technical Mentor for Hack Reactor’s Full-Time Software Engineering Immersive bootcamp to train the brightest students in the coding industry in JavaScript fundamentals and engineering best practices. This role would serve the Austin program (HRATX), beginning work remotely with intention to return onsite to Downtown Austin campus when in-person resumes at a later date.

Interested? Claim a 30 min meeting with our team here, or send your resume to [email protected] and we'll respond within 1-2 business days.

Who are our Technical Mentors?

Technical Mentors are primarily responsible for ensuring students are technically prepared for a successful job search and career in the software industry. Tech Mentors are student-facing members of the team, building culture, coaching success behaviors, and talking code. They work closely with a classroom of students across the entire length of the program and, in collaboration with their team members, is responsible for the education and employability of the student as well as that of the cohort community at large. The Tech Mentor watches over their class of students and ensures on a day-to-day basis that everyone is learning rapidly and is on track for success. When a student gets a job after the program, these are staff are thanked with the deepest emotion.

What do Technical Mentors do?

• Ensure students are technically prepared for success in their job search and on the job.
• Deliver one-on-one technical coaching and support to students, developing their coding skills and understanding of and ability to effectively communicate about difficult technical concepts.
• Intentionally push students to become increasingly autonomous engineers; support them in reading & accurately interpreting documentation and error messages, improve their debugging skills, and become courageous coders.
• Provide expert technical and project management guidance to small groups of students building exciting projects using cutting-edge technologies.
• Evaluate, track & communicate student technical progress. This includes grading students' work, delivering feedback, and modeling successful behavior.
• Build and execute effective individual student remediation plans to ensure that all of our students become successful software engineers.
• Identify and respond to cohort-wide remediation needs, crafting supplemental lectures & lesson plans addressing cohort-specific needs.
• Contribute to curriculum initiatives as new technologies change and emerge.
• Contribute to local evangelism and enrollment initiatives, such as attendance at meetups, speaking at conferences, leading workshops, etc.

Do I need teaching experience to become a Technical Mentor?

• Past teaching experience is not required, though industry experience is. We hold our instructors to a high standard and it’s important they have real-world experience and a perspective they can relate to students.
• And while many teachers have been with us for years, we recognize some engineers are keen to return to industry to accomplish the work they originally set out to do. It’s not uncommon for Tech Mentors to go on to become Senior Engineers, Engineering Managers, Team Leads, or Architects after 1-2 years in our program.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Able to work Central Time working hours and occasional evenings/Saturdays.
• Candidates must meet one of the following paths to certification:
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science + 2 years qualifying work, or
  • Any Bachelor's degree + certificate from licensed coding program + 3 years qualifying work, or
  • High School Diploma/GED + 5 years qualifying work
• *Qualifying work experience includes Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, or Web Development. Excludes teaching.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills, particularly in Javascript, related emerging technologies, and relevant development tools
• Experience with industry-standard software development practices and methodologies like Agile, Scrum and Kanban
• Skilled and engaging facilitator/lecturer, who thrives in virtual and in-person learning environments
• Ability to analyze and model student progress and remove educational roadblocks
• Possesses a strong growth mindset: seeks feedback, admits to and learns from failure, autonomously learns and grows while seeking appropriate support from coworkers and manager
• Motivated by and derives satisfaction from high-ownership work environments and has a passion for education
• Highly autonomous, conscientious, reliable, self-motivated and solution oriented
• Strong collaboration skills, high self-awareness, flexible, open-minded and positive

Compensation & Benefits

• The minimum annual compensation may be around $85,000, while the average annual maximum may be around $115,000. This may scale up if additional responsibilities are added.
• We offer a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability and parental leave, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, accident and hospital supplemental plans and commuter benefits. Employees may also be eligible for unlimited flexible time off (FTO), 401(k) retirement plan, and access to professional development programs.

The Fine Print

• The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
• We consider a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Galvanize provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.