About the Role

Location: Menlo Park, California

Duration: Contractor, 40 hours per week

Reporting to: Instructional Program Manager

Compensation: $30-$45 per hour

Organizational Overview

CodePath.org is an early-stage nonprofit dedicated to offering an accelerated pathway into the technology industry for college students all across the US, with an emphasis on serving underserved, low-income, and first-generation students. We offer a variety of courses and services to students both directly on-campus and remotely using video classrooms with instructors and TAs. All of these courses and services are offered to students entirely for free, funded directly by the technology industry in order to invest in the next generation of talented software engineers. 

CodePath.org provides curriculum and programs for college students all across the United States, often offered for-credit at campuses, including at many HBCUs, HSIs, women’s colleges, and state colleges. CodePath.org is supported directly by the technology industry including Microsoft, Facebook, Walmart.org, and many more.

For more information, check out our website at CodePath.org.

About Our Immersives

A key part of our programming is our summer immersives: full-time programs that teach full stack web curriculum to rising college Juniors. Students are taught a rigorous web development curriculum, join specialized events and technical workshops, and are matched to industry experts for mentorship during the program. These programs run for 10 weeks from June to August and include fully remote and in-person positions.

Our current program scope calls for 1 in-person Tech Fellows in Menlo Park, CA 

The Role 

Our Tech Fellows play a critical role in the instructional team, ensuring that students receive the support they need throughout the program. Tech Fellows provide support to both the instructional staff and students. The main responsibilities include providing hands-on support to students during lessons, lab sessions, and in designing and executing their own original projects. This role also assists the Instructional Team with classroom management and administrative tasks. The ideal candidate is passionate about education and technology, with a deep commitment to providing opportunities for students identifying with underrepresented groups in tech. 

Tech Fellows will need to be available during the following dates/time:

• May 6 - 31, 2024 (up to 60 hours total, dates/times TBD): Training (has begun already but we can implement a modified training schedule) 

• June 3 - July 5, 2024 - dates subject to change: Tech Partner program dates (in Menlo Park)

*The exact dates of training and program run may vary slightly as details are solidified.

**Please note that we have accounted for closures due to national holidays and have program flexibility with time off during the summer.

Key Activities

• Help facilitate and answer student questions during technical lessons on the fundamentals of web development using HTML, CSS, Javascript, React.js, Node.js, SQL, Express.js, and Postgres

• Troubleshoot and debug a range of student issues during project worktime thoughtfully and professionally

• Facilitate a variety of working sessions including morning stand-up and extended group project worktimes

• Develop strong relationships with program participants to support their growth and development throughout the program

• We strongly encourage applicants from underserved populations, including BIPOC and LGBTQ to apply for this position, even if you don’t meet every requirement

Qualifications 

• Computer science (or related field) degree, full stack bootcamp certification, or comparable experience working in/learning software development

• Strong understanding of core technologies: React.js, Node.js, and foundational database knowledge. Our ideal candidate has strong familiarity with relational databases (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.)

• Classroom support experience working with students, troubleshooting issues, and helping debug

• Formal experience working as a web developer in core technologies a plus

• Tech nonprofit, startup experience a plus

Compensation

This is a seasonal, full-time (40 hour/week) position

Candidates will be paid a competitive hourly rate for up to 11 weeks of full time training and program instruction. Our hourly band is $30 -$45 an hour, and the average compensation for full program participation is $18,800 for the summer program

Candidate hourly rate is dependent on experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range

This position is not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits or paid time-off