Software Engineering Coach PostgreSQL, React Native

Important Note

Right now we’re prioritising coaches who are expert in Postgre

SQL, React Native, or Leadership, Communication and Management (in the context of software teams).

If you have expertise in other technologies, then please do still apply. In this case, we may ask to keep your details and reach out when we are more confident of demand in those areas.

We’re looking for experienced lead engineers or equivalent to lead targeted micro-workshops for small groups of software engineers. The sessions last up to 90 minutes, take place remotely via our app, and are based around high quality teaching material that we produce.

Your job is to bring expertise and enthusiasm for software engineering and ensure our learners leave with a deep understanding of the topic (understanding why, not just knowing what or how), and the ability to apply new skills.

You can expect to be teaching senior as well as junior engineers, answering interesting questions tangential to our material, and live-debugging their code. For this reason, we’ve found that the skill profile required is more similar to pairing or technical mentoring than it is to typical classroom teaching.

Skiller Whale changes what tech teams are capable of through live sessions led by subject‑matter experts.

Developers attend a 60‑90 minute session every week or two, learning something new through challenging exercises with an expert leading the session to explain the topic and answer difficult questions. Learners love us (they give us an average rating of 4.8 /
5) and we have a measurable impact on the teams we work with.

Our learners say:

| “The real‑time feedback loop of learning something, putting it into practice and getting insight beyond ‘it works’ beats any other learning experience I've had by miles”

| “I loved that I could ask any questions at all, and learned new things even in a technology I’ve been using for 15 years!”

| “The biggest pro of Skiller Whale is the quality of the coaches. I really appreciate the deep knowledge they had both on the internals of Python, and how to architect systems”

We'd love for you to apply if you enjoy building the skills and understanding of others, and you have expertise in the curriculum we provide. The technologies/topics that we need coaches for soon are:

• Advanced PostgreSQL
• React Native
• Leadership, Communication and Management (in the context of software teams).

If you are an expert in two or more of the following areas, we’ll still consider you as a coach, although it may be longer before you are allocated a group:

• Common languages/frameworks (e.g. Go, React, Kotlin, Java etc)
• Platforms, Tools and/or Databases (e.g. AWS, Docker, Postgre
  
  SQL)
• Test‑Driven Development
• REST API Design
• Leadership, Communication and Management (in the context of software teams).

You’ll need to be able to give nuanced answers to difficult questions, give relevant examples from your experience with a topic, and explain advanced concepts clearly and succinctly.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If your expertise is in the lower priority technologies, but your application is strong, we may put your application on hold (we’ll let you know if this happens) and then reach out again when we are more likely to have a group to offer you.

Working Hours

Most of our coaches lead between 1 and 4 sessions per week (1.5 - 6 hours), with Skiller Whale making up part of a portfolio career, or adding variety to their main employment, consulting or fractional roles. We typically book regular weekly 90 minute time-slots for these sessions, based around your availability.

The Platform

All our teaching is done through the Skiller Whale platform, which includes video conferencing and other tooling designed to make teaching as slick as possible. High quality written content and exercises are provided by Skiller Whale, so you shouldn’t need to do significant preparation before a session (we assume ½ - 1 hour to get familiar with the material, and we pay for preparation the first time a module is taught).

Accommodations

Should you require any accommodations during the interview process, please reach out to Dave Millican () to…