About The Opportunity Masai School, in academic collaboration with a premier institute, is looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant – Forward Deployed Engineer to support learners enrolled in an online software engineering program.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with learners to help them understand software engineering concepts, solve technical doubts, debug code, and apply their learning through practical, real-world projects.
This is a great opportunity for software engineering professionals who enjoy teaching, mentoring, problem-solving, and helping others learn .
Institution: Masai School, in academic collaboration with a premier institute
Program: Forward Deployed Engineering
Mode: Fully Remote | India
Engagement: Part time
Time Commitment: 6–8 hours per week
Key ResponsibilitiesTeaching & Doubt Resolution
- Conduct weekly doubt-solving and tutorial sessions.
- Help learners understand software engineering concepts, assignments, and coding challenges.
- Simplify complex technical concepts using practical examples.
- Support learners with programming, debugging, and implementation challenges.
Technical & Academic Support
- Assist learners with backend development, APIs, databases, system integration, and software engineering practices.
- Help debug code and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Guide learners in building and improving applications and technical solutions.
- Answer technical questions through discussion forums, chats, and LMS platforms.
Project & Industry Support
- Help learners apply software engineering concepts through practical,
real-world projects.
- Guide learners on APIs, third-party integrations, cloud platforms, deployment, and production workflows.
- Share relevant industry use cases and engineering best practices.
- Help learners understand system design, scalability, testing, and debugging practices.
Learner Engagement
- Provide regular feedback and guidance to learners.
- Encourage active participation in sessions and technical discussions.
- Track learner progress and highlight challenges to the academic team.
- Contribute feedback to improve the learning experience and course delivery.
Candidate Requirements Must Have
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, full-stack development, solutions engineering, or a related technical role.
- Strong programming skills in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, or similar languages.
- Good understanding of
- APIs and backend development
- Databases and SQL
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Debugging and troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with Git, REST APIs, and software development workflows.
- Prior experience in teaching, mentoring, training, or academic support.
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and practically.
Good to Have
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, and deployment workflows.
- Understanding of system design and distributed systems.
- Experience with AI/ML or Generative AI integrations.
- Experience mentoring students, developers,
Skills: teaching,software,debugging,mentoring
📌 Teaching Assistant – Forward Deployed Engineer | Part-Time (India)
🏢 Masai
📍 India