After even a year of experience, a Software Engineer begins to demonstrate a higher understanding of software development concepts and starts to execute in a more consistent, reliable and proficient manner.   Many Engineers find themselves interested in helping others early in their career, and for those Engineers, Inventive offers the Assistant Technical Instructor position. This role provides opportunities for Engineers that want to work under a Technical Instructor’s supervision to give students additional attention and instruction.

As an assistant instructor for our six-month, part-time, immersive courses in web development, data science, and user experience design, you’ll help prepare students for entry-level positions. Assistant instructors help reinforce the lessons by working with students individually or in small groups. For example, after the teacher presents a lesson, a teacher assistant may help a small group of students as they try to master the material.

Role

• Collaborates with instructors to monitor the development of each student.
• Understands the instructor’s routine when it comes to delivering a lesson plan and running the class in the event that the instructor is absent on a particular day.
• Pass along professional wisdom you’ve gained on the job. Help cultivate and inspire the next generation of leaders in tech, business, data, and design.
• Assists with classroom instruction and provide support and guidance to students.
• Tracks student progress, and take steps to ensure academic progress is where it should be.
• Supervises students during non-classroom time and arrange recreational activities.
• Works closely with the instructor to identify issues students are having and develop appropriate solutions.
• Contributes to building a fun, safe and productive environment.
• Reports to the Head Instructor.

Skills and Experience

• At least 1 year of on-the-job web development experience.
• Fluent in written and verbal communication in Spanish and English
• Graduate from a Software Engineering bootcamp or traditional higher education program focused in Software Engineering or a similar discipline. Enthusiasm and fundamental grasp of the Software Engineer skill set can be substituted for a formal education.
• Acquainted with programming in one language - JavaScript/Node.js, C#, Ruby, etc.
• Acquainted with programming one datastore - MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, etc.
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic/fluid work environment.