Lead Instructor, Sr. Technical Training Specialist

Job Description

Enterprise Instructors at Galvanize don’t just teach; they guide. Not just the hard skills – they dig into personality types, habits, and learning styles. Our instructors don’t just talk the talk: they lead by example and immerse students in methodologies such as Extreme Programming (XP) from day one. In addition to giving lectures and whiteboarding, instructors lead inquiry, pair programming, provide ongoing student feedback, and coach agile product teams.

Galvanize is looking for instructors interested in teaching the fundamentals of agile and modern web development. We offer an intensive agile course that focuses on using agile software engineering to produce software on budget, on time, and with high customer satisfaction. Our curriculum includes Pair Programming, Writing User Stories, User Story Pointing, Agile Retrospectives, Iteration Planning Meetings, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Team Building. It relies on technologies such as JavaScript, Node.js, Express, HTML/CSS, Java, SQL, MongoDB, Git, and Pivotal CloudFoundry.

The Lead Enterprise Instructor is responsible for being the classroom owner on Enterprise training engagements and serving as the client-facing leader. This leader is responsible for communicating progress, identifying impediments, and ultimately achieving predetermined learning results throughout the delivery.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Lead lectures and class activities and support students during project work
• Plan daily lessons and assess students on an ongoing basis
• Participate in product feedback for internal tools
• Provide students with meaningful training experience in the classroom
• Work alongside Galvanize staff in providing prompt feedback on student progress
• Provide a strong, agile software engineering environment
• Coach student teams on project work using agile software engineering principles
• Coach Product and Project Managers on agile software engineering methodologies
• Facilitate a dynamic and collaborative classroom community
• Work closely with co-instructors to provide students with meaningful and prompt feedback on their progress
• Develop curriculum and contribute to the Enterprise product portfolio at the direction of the Managing Lead Instructor and other curriculum leaders
• Serve as subject matter expert on business development and solution engineering initiatives

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Bachelors Degree(s) AND
• At least 3+ years of JavaScript, Java, C#/.NET, or Python production experience, OR
• Equivalent time consulting or teaching and coaching teams who deliver enterprise-level software products OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Alignment with Galvanize Values:
• Learn & grow courageously
• Create belonging with intention
• Come together, build together
• Win with integrity
  • Be fueled by our purpose

Certificates and Licenses: List OR None required.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Fluency in the following topics: Agile methodologies (XP is a plus), JavaScript, HTML/CSS, SQL (any of PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, etc), MongoDB, Web Fundamentals (HTTP, APIs, REST, JSON)
• Thrives in a continuous feedback environment and welcomes feedback from students and other instructors
• Eager to shape the skills, minds, and trajectories of a team learning agile software engineering skills
• Great communication skills
• Ability to clear required background checks for certain client contracts
• Ability to travel occasionally for on-site engagements (for as long as 3 months) at various client sites around the US
• Experience working with Agile or XP teams
• Previous background in teaching and/or mentoring developers, or a deep interest in giving it a try

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Pair Programming Experience
• High Performing current XP team lead or participant

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a home-based position

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

• We anticipate the salary range to be around $85/hr.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

EOR Contractor_CW (Fixed Term)

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.