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Independent Contractor - Mentor role for Software Architect track (US Canada, Europe, MENA, India & APAC Timezones)
About this role
Udacity, now part of Accenture, is seeking Independent Contractors to mentor Software Architect track learners across multiple time zones (US/Canada, Europe, MENA, India and APAC). Mentors provide technical support to Nanodegree students through weekly virtual meetings, live office hours and other activities, focusing on student-first guidance. Candidates must have at least 5 years of industry experience and fluency in English, with strong technical expertise in areas like TDD, design patterns, microservices and architecture documentation. The role is part-time and external, with responsibilities centered on online student support, content facilitation, and weekly live sessions. Compensation details vary by location and experience according to Udacity and Accenture policies.
What you would do
- Provide technical support for students in an online community forum
- Answer questions about course content and help learners who are stuck
- Host a weekly live virtual session for real-time student support
- Direct learners to appropriate support channels and escalate issues to the Mentor Operations team
What they are asking for
- At least 5 years of industry experience
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Strong expertise in Test-Driven Development (TDD) including Pytest and scalable test strategies
- Knowledge of design patterns and their production use
- Experience designing microservices, multitier, cloud-native and serverless architectures
- Understanding of caching, CDN architecture and data storage tradeoffs
- Ability to create and interpret architecture diagrams and system design documentation
- Familiarity with distributed systems and machine learning system architectures
- Background in systems engineering principles and SDLC
- Experience teaching technical concepts or public speaking and hosting talks or webinars
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