Contract - Traveling Instructor (Currently Remote due to COVID)
Tech Elevator
Posted on Jul 30, 2025
This is a remote position.
At Tech Elevator, our instructors are accomplished software developers who have a passion for sharing their knowledge and expertise with our students. We believe that a great mentor can be the catalyst for successful transformation. As such, our instructors are at the heart of the Tech Elevator experience. Teaching technical skills and supporting career change is challenging work, but when the students have a great experience and succeed in their transformation, the work is both meaningful and personally rewarding. You will have the rare opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of your students.
We stand far above other programs because of our mission and the drive of our employees. Our results reflect our focus on our mission to elevate people, companies and communities. We have built a business where we help people not only get jobs but careers that are satisfying and help companies fill positions with local candidates in the communities where they reside and serve. We do all of this keeping quality and authenticity in mind.
Technical Education
- Ensures that lectures are approachable, focused, engaging, and valuable, being:
- Mindful of examples that can be understood by a novice
- Timely in the objectives being covered in the time allotted
- Enthusiastic with his or her delivery
- Conveys a sense of enthusiasm for programming and the field of software development that can motivate and inspire students
- Maintains students’ respect and confidence by being consistently knowledgeable and prepared to present curriculum material
- Complies with the record-keeping policies and procedures related to student performance (e.g. grading, attendance, quiz scores, etc.).
Individual Mentoring
- Responsible for looking after the individual needs of students in order to promote a high graduation rate while maintaining a consistent level of technical competence among graduates.
- Takes an interest in and ownership of the academic progress and performance of individual students
- Effectively utilizes student mentoring sessions to assist with areas such as technical review, tutoring, mentoring, and development of side projects
- Recognizes and takes appropriate and timely action when necessary to address students’ poor academic performance or personal misconduct
Scholarship
- Responsible for maintaining technical expertise and staying current with the software development industry.
- Is knowledgeable of all facets of the Tech Elevator curriculum, self-identifying gaps where additional experience and learning is needed in order to effectively deliver a given curriculum topic
- Seeks ways to improve Tech Elevator’s curriculum and educational practices and contributes to improving the “state of the art” at both the campus and organizational level
- Stays abreast of current developments and trends in the field of software development
- Shares knowledge and expertise in areas outside of core curriculum with students, colleagues, and the broader software development community
Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, experience and attributes:
- 8+ years of experience with hands-on development
- Strong knowledge and experience with .NET (C#/ASP.NET/MS SQL) OR Java (Tomcat/Spring MVC)
- Experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Familiarity with full stack
- Knowledge of Agile
- Experience mentoring, coaching and/or leading junior developers
- Strong communication skills
- Genuine desire to help others learn
- Strong visionary skills and creativity
- Comfortable guiding students through structured lesson plans while giving real world examples when needed
Benefits
N/A for contract roles.