Love Hanging Out on Your Couch and Writing Code? This Job’s for You

Can you speak the language of the internet? Y’know — Java, Ruby, SQL.

No doubt the demand for computer programmers will continue to grow, so that means more and more people need to learn how to speak the digital language. Are you already fluent? Then you’ve come to the right place.

Codecademy, an online education platform specializing in teaching computer programming skills, is looking to fill remote, part-time coaching positions — an advisor and a project reviewer.

As an advisor, your role will be to teach various coding skills to those enrolled in the online program.

As a project reviewer, your main responsibility will be to assess projects submitted by students and promptly provide clear feedback.

Both jobs require anywhere between 10 to 30 hours a week, including weekends. You must be over the age of 18 and live in one of these states:  California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington.  

If coding isn’t one of your primary skills, or you don’t live in one of the states eligible for employment, check out our Work-From-Home Jobs Portal. We post new opportunities there all the time — and we vet them, too.

1. Advisor at Codecademy

Responsibilities include:

• Defining student goals
• Reviewing coding topics 1:1
• Helping students find additional learning resources
• Helping students debug code and pass challenging exercises
• Motivating and encouraging students
• Assisting other advisors with supporting and tracking student progress

Applicants for this position must:

• Have a passion for programming, technology and teaching
• Be comfortable in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills to explain concepts
• Have a CS background or demonstrated proficiency with most of the core skills the company teaches
• Familiarity with the Codecademy platform is strongly recommended

Apply here for the Advisor position at Codecademy.

2. Project Reviewer at Codecademy

Responsibilities include:

• Acting as an advisor by providing on-demand instruction to learners via 1:1 chat sessions
• Monitoring Slack channels to coordinate peer-to-peer conversation and answer technical questions
• Serving as a mentor by providing personalized support to learners in the Pro Intensive program with live 1:1 video sessions, pair programming and recorded video seminars
• Assisting team throughout screening process to identify new talent via resume screening, evaluating written tests and leading final state (simulated chat) test

Applicants for this position must:

• Have a passion for programming, technology and teaching
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills to explain concepts
• Have CS background or demonstrated proficiency with most of the core skills the company teaches
• Familiarity with the Codecademy platform is strongly recommended

Apply here for the Project Reviewer position at Codecademy.

Matt Reinstetle is a staff writer at The Penny Hoarder.