External Contractor - Mentor role for iOS Development with SwiftUI and SwiftData track

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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:
• Swift Programming Language (including advanced topics like Protocols, Generics, and Error Handling)
• SwiftUI for building modern, declarative iOS user interfaces
• SwiftData and/or Core Data for robust data persistence and state management
• iOS Networking, Concurrency, and Application Authentication protocols
• Xcode environment and the complete iOS application lifecycle
• Graduate from a Udacity Nanodegree Program is an added plus
• 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

Compensation at Udacity, an Accenture company, varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Udacity will provide a reasonable range of compensation. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race,...