Data Engineering Mentor - Remote

Overview

We’re looking for mentors for our Data Engineering Career Track course. This 4-month course is primarily designed for students who want to become Data Engineers. The Data Engineering Career Track is designed to train students on job-ready data engineering skills, including the core engineering mindset, tools and best practices. They’ll work on exercises and mini-projects that cover end-to-end development processes.

In Short

• Completely online and self-paced
• Designed to be completed in 4 months
• Students become proficient in Data Engineering with the help of a curated online curriculum and project-based deliverables
• Students are working professionals from all over the world
• Students have a biweekly 30-minute check in with their mentor to discuss questions, projects, and career advice!
• Students communicate with mentors outside of calls on an as-needed basis to support learning and career objectives

Requirements

• Are as passionate about teaching Data Engineering as you are about Data Engineering itself
• Have at least 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer or Data Developer or related fields (Machine Learning, Data Scientist, etc)
• Have an excellent understanding of fundamental data engineering skills, tools, and concepts including working with
• Apache Spark
• Python
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Cloud Engineering (Azure OR AWS OR GCP)
• Data Modelling
• Apache Kafka
• Have at least 3 years of experience solving real-life data engineering problems, and are comfortable working with large data sets
• Are available for weekly, 30-minute video check-ins for each student to help them set and achieve learning goals, provide feedback, and help them move towards getting a job
• Are available outside of weekly calls for each student to review projects and answer questions as needed
• Are empathetic and have excellent communication skills, able to break down complex concepts for beginners, and provide meaningful career guidance

Benefits

• Receive a monthly per-student honorarium between $12.86-$23.38 per 30 minute call per student
• Membership in a rich community of expert mentors from great companies like AirBnB, Uber, Google, and Pivotal
• Change the lives of students in our program
• Help us revolutionize online education and inspire the next generation of software engineers!
• Work at your convenience