Technical Trainer

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About the role

Technical Trainers

What you’ll do

• Own the curriculum:

  Design outcome-based syllabi, slide decks, lab manuals, code templates, and rubrics across beginner advanced tracks.

• Deliver training:

  Run live classes, workshops, code-alongs, and clinics (virtual & on-site). Keep sessions practical, demo-first, and project-centric.

• Build labs & projects:

  Create capstones that mirror Akrivia’s stack (REST/GraphQL APIs, caching, auth, containerized deploys, basic observability).

• Assess & certify:

  Author quizzes, coding challenges, and performance rubrics; certify learners against clear competency benchmarks.

• Coach 1:1:

  Unblock learners, review PRs, run pair-programming, and drive professional habits (Git etiquette, clean code, testing discipline).

• Measure outcomes:

  Track cohort KPIs (graduation rate, project quality, time-to-billable) and iterate the program using data.

• Keep content fresh:

  Upgrade modules quarterly (framework updates, secure defaults, new patterns, real product incidents translated into lessons).

• Partner with engineering:

  Align the academy with current product architecture, coding standards, and platform/tooling (repos, CI, IaC).

What you’ll teach (scope & learning outcomes)

• Frontend (React + TypeScript):

  Components, hooks, state (Context/Redux Toolkit), data-fetching (React Query), forms, routing, accessibility, performance, testing (Jest + React Testing Library), basic SSR/Next.js exposure.

• Backend (Node.js + Express):

  API design (REST/GraphQL), auth (JWT/OAuth2), validation, file handling, pagination, rate-limiting, background jobs, WebSockets basics, config management, error handling.

• MongoDB:

  Schema design, indexes, aggregation, transactions, performance profiling, backups/restore.

• Redis:

  Caching strategies (write-through/around), TTL/invalidations, pub/sub, simple queues, RedisJSON/Streams (intro).

• Docker & DevOps basics:

  Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, Docker Compose for local stacks, image scanning, container security fundamentals.

• CI/CD & Quality:

  Git workflows, code review norms, lint/format, unit/integration/API testing (Jest, Supertest, Playwright), coverage gates.

• Security & Observability (foundations):

  OWASP Top 10, secrets handling, ENV management, logging (structured), metrics, tracing intro.

• Cloud deployment (intro):

  Running containers on a target environment; artifacts, env configs, and release playbooks.

Must-have qualifications

• 5–10 years of

  hands-on software engineering

  (recent code in production) with 2+ years teaching, mentoring, or corporate L&D.
• Strong expertise in

  React + TypeScript

  and

  Node.js + Express

  ; credible MongoDB and Redis experience.
• Comfort designing

  containerized labs

  and explaining CI/CD pipelines end-to-end.
• Proven ability to break down complex topics into clear, incremental lessons with measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication, patience, and a coaching mindset; can run energetic classrooms and give actionable PR feedback.

Nice-to-have

• Next.js, GraphQL, WebSockets at scale.
• NestJS, Prisma/TypeORM, or Mongoose best practices.
• Kubernetes basics, AWS/GCP fundamentals (EKS/GKE, S3/Cloud Storage, IAM).
• Playwright/Cypress, Pact (contract testing), OpenAPI/Swagger authoring.
• Prior bootcamp or university program experience.