Codecademy (a Skillsoft company)
Lead, Content Contributor (CS)- India
We are NYC based, but remote friendly unless specified.
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Join us to help build a business that empowers tens of millions of people to lead better lives!
India based candidates only. We are building a brand-new Content team in India but we're based in NYC.
Codecademy is looking for a master programmer or instructor to help create a variety of types of content for the Codecademy Curriculum Team, whose mission is to provide quality content to Codecademy learners. The Content Lead, Computer Science, will work with the Codecademy Curriculum team to author interactive lessons, quizzes, projects, tutorials and more. The candidate will also onboard, guide, and train the junior content contributors on the team.
Computer Science includes languages like Python, C++, and Java and concepts like algorithms and data structures. (See Codecademy's existing Computer Science content in our catalog here)
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design, author, and review in-depth technical articles, step-by-step project tutorials, technical documentation, and more.
- Author interactive lessons, quizzes, and projects with clear outlines from Curriculum Instructional Designers.
- Serve as the resident subject matter expert and conduct technical reviews of content produced by junior content contributors
- Support the curriculum team in hiring, onboarding, and training junior content contributors
- Support the curriculum team in documenting and improving process flows and content performance metrics
- Collaborate with Codecademy's Curriculum team to craft learning outcomes and build a compelling learner experience
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Subject matter expertise in multiple programming languages or frameworks
- Formal education in computer science
- 4+ years of experience in computer science – as a teacher or a professional
- Experience contributing to technical documentation
- A strong command of written and spoken English
- Experience with developer tools such as Git, GitHub, and the command line.
- Interest and ability to learn new programming languages, libraries, and frameworks quickly.
- A collaborative mindset with experience working within a team
WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT
- Mastery of a variety of languages and frameworks, such as:
- Classic: C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, C#
- New: Go, Rust, Kotlin
- Frameworks & Libraries: PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, popular web-dev frameworks
- Experience using the Codecademy platform
- Experience writing educational content that reaches a wide audience in a digital format
- Extensive experience participating in an open-source project.
At Codecademy, we are committed to teaching people the skills they need to upgrade their careers. Codecademy aims to educate a richly diverse demographic of learners with our product and in order to accomplish this, we believe our team should reflect that rich diversity. Our company celebrates diversity in all of its forms-- race, gender, color, national origin, marital status, sexuality, religion, veteran status, age, ability, disability status-- and works to create an inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds and beliefs are empowered to better their futures.
