External Contractor - Mentor role for AI-Powered Software Engineer track

About Us Udacity is now an Accenture company, and exciting things are happening! 🚀 We are on a mission of forging futures in tech through *radical* talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey. 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:

Hands-on software engineering experience
Strong proficiency in Python (or similar backend language)
Solid experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and scalable test design
Strong understanding of design patterns (creational, structural, behavioral)
Experience with microservices and cloud-native architectures
Ability to design and review scalable system architectures
Experience using AI-assisted coding tools in real development workflows
Ability to evaluate AI-generated code for quality, security, and maintainability
Strong code review and debugging skills
Experience working on production-grade distributed systems preferred
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

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