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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About Us</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Udacity is now an Accenture company, and exciting things are happening! 🚀 We are on a mission of forging futures in tech through <strong data-stringify-type="bold"><em data-stringify-type="italic">radical</em></strong> talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey.<br><br></span></p></div><p>Position Overview:<br>Mentors are industry professionals who provide world-class technical support to our learners in their Nanodegree journey. All our mentors are handpicked through a rigorous selection process so that we can truly be #studentfirst. <br><br>As a mentor, you will be meeting virtually on a weekly basis with your students for community support, live office hours and other activities. <strong><br><br>Required skills/qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fluency in <strong>English</strong> both written and spoken</li> <li><strong>Eligibility Requirements: </strong>Mentors must have at least <strong>7 years</strong> of industry experience or a <strong>master’s degree </strong>in the relevant field.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Technical competence:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <ul> <li> <ul> <li data-start="65" data-end="200"> <p data-start="67" data-end="200">Strong expertise in <strong data-start="87" data-end="120">Test-Driven Development (TDD)</strong>, including Pytest, scalable test strategies, and structured test suite design</p> </li> <li data-start="201" data-end="340"> <p data-start="203" data-end="340">Deep understanding of <strong data-start="225" data-end="244">design patterns</strong> (creational, structural, behavioral) and their practical implementation in production systems</p> </li> <li data-start="341" data-end="445"> <p data-start="343" data-end="445">Proven experience designing <strong data-start="371" data-end="443">microservices, multitier, cloud-native, and serverless architectures</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="446" data-end="538"> <p data-start="448" data-end="538">Strong knowledge of <strong data-start="468" data-end="536">caching strategies, CDN architecture, and data storage tradeoffs</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="539" data-end="632"> <p data-start="541" data-end="632">Ability to create and interpret <strong data-start="573" data-end="630">architecture diagrams and system design documentation</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="633" data-end="719"> <p data-start="635" data-end="719">Familiarity with <strong data-start="652" data-end="717">distributed systems and machine learning system architectures</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="720" data-end="846"> <p data-start="722" data-end="846">Solid grounding in <strong data-start="741" data-end="775">systems engineering principles</strong>, including requirements analysis, validation, and system integration</p> </li> <li data-start="847" data-end="972" data-is-last-node=""> <p data-start="849" data-end="972" data-is-last-node="">Experience working with architectural frameworks such as <strong data-start="906" data-end="934">TOGAF, Zachman, or SysML</strong>, and strong understanding of the SDLC</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Experience teaching technical concepts and public speaking, organizing technical talks, or webinars</li> <li>Positive character, trusted by the students, creating emotional ties in the group</li> <li>Flexibility at their current job to take this challenge part-time as an external contractor</li> </ul> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide technical support for students over an online community forum</li> <li>Answer questions around course content over the forum and facilitate content for students who get stuck in learning</li> <li>Host one weekly live virtual session to offer direct, real-time support to students.</li> <li>Redirect learners to appropriate support channels and escalate issues to the Mentor Operations team when needed</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why should you apply? </strong></p> <ul> <li>Earn additional income working from the comfort of your own home</li> <li>Contribute to a vibrant, international student community '</li> <li>Stay updated with the latest in cutting-edge technologies <ul> <li> <div id="content" class=""> <div class="section section page-centered"> <div class="section section page-centered"> <div class="section section page-centered"> <div class="content-conclusion"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Compensation at Udacity, an Accenture company, varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Udacity, an Accenture company, will provide a reasonable range of compensation. </p> <p>We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.</p> <p><a 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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment. </p> <p> </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Udacity's Values</strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Obsess over Outcomes </strong>- <strong data-stringify-type="bold">Take the Lead - Embrace Curiosity - Celebrate the Assist </strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.udacity.com/legal/privacy" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.udacity.com/legal/privacy&source=gmail&ust=1612551688328000&usg=AFQjCNFDLITarHo55xglrawyZNw8PNRVIg">Udacity's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy</a></div> <p> </p></div>

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