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 modern 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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