Subject Matter Expert: Full Stack Engineering
**At this time, we can only accept applicants that are over the age of 18 and are currently located in one of the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI.**
About Codecademy
Hello, World! Codecademy has helped tens of millions of learners upgrade their careers, build meaningful projects and gain confidence in their skills with engaging, accessible, and flexible education on programming and data skills. We provide hands-on interactive lessons ranging from Python to R to Javascript and everything in between. Our learners have gone on to start companies, new jobs, and new lives thanks to what they’ve learned with Codecademy, and we’re thrilled to be working to take that impact to the next level.
Codecademy was started in 2011 by two college students in a dorm room at Columbia that were frustrated by the huge gap between education and employment. A decade later, we are a rapidly growing, diverse team of about 200 distributed through North America and headquartered in SoHo, NYC. We’ve raised over $87.5m in venture capital funding from top investors including Kleiner Perkins, Naspers, Owl Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, and more.
If you want to help build a business that impacts tens of millions of people each year and helps them lead better lives, join us!
Codecademy is looking for an expert programmer or academic to provide guidance as we build our Full Stack Engineering offerings. The Subject Matter Expert provides the Codecademy Curriculum team with specialized, up-to-date, nuanced insight into Full Stack Engineering and how it should be taught. This is a paid, remote, contract position, with a typical commitment of 3-5 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- Work with our team, including Curriculum Developers and a Curriculum Manager, to define the principles needed for our content to reflect what is needed for a Full Stack Engineer's toolkit
- Help us create syllabi that reflect those same principles
- Provide complex technical and pedagogical insights in such a way that other team members—and, ultimately, Codecademy learners—can understand
What You'll Need
- 5+ years of experience as a professional programmer or educator
- Extensive knowledge of Full Stack Engineering through real-world experience
- Full Stack experience could include, but is not limited to:
- Front-End languages such as: HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript
- Front-End frameworks such as: React, Angular, Vue
- Usage of JavaScript in the Back-End through Node.js and Express (or similar libraries/frameworks)
- Knowledge of database systems through usage of SQL and ORMs
- Expertise in a specific stack, e.g. PERN, MEAN, etc with a preference for JavaScript technologies
- Full Stack experience could include, but is not limited to:
- The ability to provide clear, actionable, and empathetic feedback and explanation
- A strong command of written and spoken English
What Will Make You Stand Out
- 10+ years of experience
- Experience in both programming and education
- Experience teaching Full Stack Engineering/Web Development and related concepts specifically
- Experience in online education at scale
- Experience using the Codecademy platform
Application Note: With your resume, please share a Github repository demonstrating your work. Should you prefer to share a private repository, a username with whom to share will be provided for you.
This is a contract, remote position. You can expect anywhere from ~2-5 hours of work per week, with the freedom to work wherever and at whatever times you want. You will be compensated (paid) bi-weekly.
**At this time, we can only accept applicants that are over the age of 18 and are currently located in one of the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI.**
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 learners 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.
#LI-Remote