Curriculum Developer
Codecademy has helped over 45 million people learn to code. Join one of the most exciting technology companies in New York as we change the way people learn.
Millennials are highly-educated, tech-literate, and mission-driven. Yet seven years after the great recession ended, nearly half of young university grads are underemployed, meaning they aren't working jobs that require a degree. And the situation has only recently begun to improve. This year US students will graduate with $37,000 in debt, only to accept unpaid internships and part-time jobs.
Meanwhile, software is eating the world, disrupting first media, publishing, and entertainment, and now food, transportation, and travel, creating millions of new technology jobs that companies are eager to fill. By 2020 there will be a shortage of 1 million more tech jobs than computer science grads.
We can be the bridge. We can help this generation gain the skill to fill these jobs and enjoy happier, more fulfilling careers. Join us.
Codecademy teaches people the skills they need to upgrade their careers. The Curriculum team is responsible for creating educational content and ensuring its efficacy. The Curriculum Developer researches, creates, measures, and improves educational experiences to ensure that learner outcomes can be successfully fulfilled.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Research educational techniques and philosophies, and apply them to curricula.
- Research the learner experience, identify weaknesses in curriculum and make improvements.
- Create new courses and Intensives.
- Collaborate with designers, engineers, product managers, and marketers to design, create, market, and improve Codecademy's curricula.
- Measure the efficacy of the learner experience and make data-based improvements.
- Collaborate with Customer Support and Learner Operations teams to gain insight into the learner experience and make data-based improvements.
- Collaborate with engineers to create and improve content authoring tools.
- Collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers to make improvements to the learning environment.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or practical experience required.
- Professional or volunteer experience as a teacher or instructor.
- Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages, including, but not limited to: Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, C/C++, C#, Objective C, Swift, or Go.
- Experience with developer tools such as Git, GitHub, the command line, and text editors.
- Interest and ability to learn programming languages and frameworks quickly.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or Education.
- Experience with writing educational content in a digital format (such as blogs or e-books) or in print that reaches a wide audience.
- Experience with modern web development, such as front-end frameworks and back-end technologies.
At Codecademy, we are committed to teaching people the skills they need to upgrade their careers. Codecademy aims to educate a richly diverse demographic of users with our product and in order to accomplish this, we believe our team should reflect that rich diversity. Our company celebrates diversity in all of its forms-- race, gender, color, national origin, marital status, sexuality, religion, veteran status, age, ability, disability status-- and works to create an inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds and beliefs are empowered to better their futures.
