Teaching Assistant - Blockchain - part time remote position. This position is working in Arabia time zone (overnight hours in the US).

ABOUT CODING DOJO

Coding Dojo is an industry-leading coding bootcamp whose flagship program is unmatched: we teach 3 full stacks in 3 months— a mixture of which can include Python, MEAN, MERN, Rails, C#, or Java. This position is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing start-up and make a positive impact in many people's lives. At Coding Dojo we pride ourselves on possessing a culture of execution that caters to wave makers rather than wave riders. If you're interested in joining a diverse and dynamic team who value speed, continuous improvement, measurement, focus, accountability, and always attacking the gap, you'll feel right at home at Coding Dojo.

The curriculum developer role with Coding Dojo is a new full-time position that is designed with our student outcomes in mind. The ideal candidate comes with a passion for web development and education, impeccable writing & grammar skills, recording & producing videos is something you already do or is a skill you want to grow, you pride yourself on creating high quality content for ALL learning types, you create & follow processes where necessary, and most importantly, you are aligned with Coding Dojo's mission to transform lives through programming literacy.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Occasionally support Instructors through assisting in teaching through small lectures, and live demos.
• Conduct reviews of assignments with students.
• Grading of assignments, quizzes, and other projects by students.
• Enforce the 20-minute rule for class attendance.
• Frequent check-ins with students (every 20 minutes depending), to identify what students are working on and how to support their learning.
• Provide student feedback to the lead instructor.
• Create and support a fun atmosphere for learning.
• Comfortable with supporting students remotely via Zoom & chat forums.

COMPETENCIES:

• Innate desire to help and explain concepts to other people.
• Enthusiasm is important. You easily exhibit energy, passion and excitement when it comes to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the future. Has a positive can-do attitude.
• Calm under pressure. You maintain stable performance and an even demeanor even when under heavy pressure or stress.
• Intelligence. You demonstrate the ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.
• Strong communicator. You can break down complex concepts in a simple, easy to understand manner.
• Humility. This is a growth and learning environment and you are always respectful of everyone.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

YOU MUST HAVE PROFICIENT BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTOCURRENCY EXPERIENCE. Please ensure you meet or exceed AT LEAST one of the following:

• B.S. degree in computer science or a related technical degree from an accredited college or university
• Hands-on experience working in a development or engineering capacity in blockchain as either a blockchain engineer (contributing to the core of of Bitcoin, or Ethereum, or any other blockchain); or as a dApp developer building global production applications on the blockchain on top of Ethereum, Stellar, QTUM, etc.
• Hand-on experience with Solidity, Truffle, Mist, Remix, Solium, Parity, Geth, ERC-20, ERC-721, Docker containers, MyEtherWallet, etc
• Working knowledge of Product Management and the lifecycle from ideation to launch will be helpful.
• Professional experience as a product analyst, product manager, policy maker, investor, financial analyst, marketing manager, user experience, program management or domain expert from the technology industry.
• Working knowledge in fundamental blockchain and cryptocurrency concepts.
• Am up to date with blockchain and cryptocurrency news, trends, and advances.
• Have a clean background check: no prior felony convictions or issues when it comes to financial transactions, and paid your taxes.
• Have experience handling and working with cryptocurrency.
• Be able to thoughtfully talk about a blockchain or crypto project you are working on or have worked on in the past (whether professionally or personally).
• Familiarity with product management concepts such as problem definition, strategy, user stories & epics, wireframes, user experience, agile methodologies - as blockchains and cryptocurrencies are technology products/platforms themselves, so having this knowledge is important to this space.