Full-time Web Instructor - Calgary, Canada - Lighthouse Labs

Lighthouse Labs
Lighthouse Labs
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Calgary, Canada

1 month ago

Sophia Lee

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What you'll be doing:

  • Deliver the Web Development curriculum to groups of students through lecturelike classroom formats (currently virtually) and provide coverage for both PST and EST time zone students
  • Make virtual rounds and help assist individual students or project groups as they work through assignments and homework material via proactive Google meet/Zoom checkins, Slack channel participation, and Discord threads
  • Work with the Education Team to assess student progress through Compass stats, assistances, oneonone code reviews, and 'open office hours' including receiving feedback from students (current and via exit surveys)
  • Assist in modifications to the existing curriculum and development of new curriculum including acting as a SME to the LxDs, Account Managers and PMs where relevant on corporate, government or public programs
  • Assist in training new mentors/instructors including shadowing and providing feedback
  • Perform regular code reviews and technical interviews for existing students and assist with the screening (when necessary) of prospective students and mentors
  • Provide online mentorship support to alumni, prospective and current students via various meet ups, team building activities and community events
  • Work on software projects used internally or externally by Lighthouse Labs including across our various platforms
  • Various other administrative including but not limited to assistance with:
  • Grading and providing feedback/comments in LMS on student progress
  • Regular status / sprint meetings for Instructors
  • Attending and contributing to a weekly EdOps meeting
  • Scheduling of teachers (when necessary)

What we need from you:

  • 35 years of professional experience in software development, with all or most of that time focused in fullstack web development
  • Preference for open source web languages and tools
  • We really like Javascript and Ruby, but are eager to chat if you're experienced with the following frameworks Python, Java, Scala, Go
  • We really like jQuery, Rails, React, NodeJS + (Express or Koa) but many of our mentors also have other backgrounds such as Django, MeteorJS, Elixir + Phoenix, Scala, AngularJS, Ember
  • Strong preference for *nix operating systems
  • Have strong sense of open source development workflows using tools such as Github
  • Ability to communication effectively over video, chat and with remote delivery

About us:


Lighthouse Labs was founded in 2013 with the mission to effectively and efficiently prepare the workforce with the analytical and technical skills necessary to succeed in a world of automation.

With an initial focus on our open-enrolment developer bootcamp, we have grown into a leading provider of professional education services, delivering outstanding educational outcomes for our students.

Our secret? Innovative curriculum, proprietary ed-tech, unique mentorship and career services and partnerships with government and industry leading organizations. We're a bunch of quirky, inclusive and smart people who are changing lives by reimagining education - join us

Lighthouse Labs is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All positions at this time are remote, and we welcome all applicants. Feel free to ask us about other perks of working at Lighthouse Labs
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