Type: Part-Time

Location:
Remote

Experience:
5+ years of engineering experience (Minimum 2+ years strictly as a Forward DeployedEngineer / Customer-Facing Production Engineer)

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to act as a Part-Time CourseMentor/Instructor. In this role, you won't just teach theory—you will bridge the gap between building software andmaking software work in complex enterprise environments. You will mentor aspiring engineers,review client-style capstone projects, host live Q&A;/debugging sessions, and ensure our studentsdevelop the production-first mindset required at companies like Palantir, scale-up AI startups, and toptech consultancies.

Key Responsibilities
Lead 2–3 hours of live sessions and Q&A; Evaluate students’ production code, API integrations, data pipeline architectures, and low-code/no-code AI agent workflows. Help design realistic "client-style" scenarios, dealing with messy data, changing requirements,and enterprise integration constraints. Provide actionable career coaching, mock technical interviews, and guidance on how toposition FDE skills on resumes. Key

Requirements:




5+ Years Total Engineering Experience Strong software engineering foundation in Python,TypeScript/JavaScript, or Go. Forward Deployed

Experience:
Proven track record working directly with clients/enterprisestakeholders to deploy, integrate, and operationalize custom solutions in production. Enterprise & Cloud Stack: Experience with contemporary data pipelines, cloud deployment(AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), microservices, and APIorchestration. AI & Agentic Workflows: Hands-on experience with LLM orchestration (LangChain,LlamaIndex), RAG architectures, and low-code/no-code agent tooling (e.g., n8n, Flowise,Make, Dify, AutoGen). Communication & Empathy: Ability to explain complex architecture choices, debug messyclient environments live, and give constructive code feedback. Enjoys teaching, pairing, and mentoring junior/mid-level developers.
Commitment & Time Commitment: 10 hours per week (Fixed weekend slots for live sessions). Compensation: Competitive hourly rate / retainer based on experience level.

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