Intermediate
2 years experience
Job description:
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To be a Technical Content Developer at HyperionDev, you must have a passion for education and writing, fused with strong computer science and programming skills.
In this role, you will produce new high-quality instructional material in PHP / JavaScript / MERN stack / Java. You will also create assessment questions, content summaries, learning objectives, rubrics, and example solutions. You will analyse feedback from our students and reviewers and apply this to our content where necessary.
You will work closely with the Education & Customer Support department to identify gaps and issues in our existing content and fix these. The content you create and curate will benefit thousands of students on their path to becoming software developers and machine learning experts.
To succeed in this role, you must be driven by the belief that our coding bootcamps can change the lives of those that participate for the better and make a lasting impact on the African and international EdTech ecosystem.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Write new content in PHP / JavaScript / MERN stack / Java.
- Maintain and update relevant existing educational content related to the above.
- Take ownership of certain lessons in our existing content, and reorganize and reformat it.
Requirements:
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Essential
- Relevant academic qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field (Informally acquired skills welcome too).
- Programming or teaching experience in one or more of PHP / JavaScript / MERN stack / Java.
- Professional or academic experience in technical writing or creating instructional material.
- Excellent command of English grammar and writing skills.
- Fast learner, meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills.
- A problem-solving and positive attitude.
- Start-up mentality and the desire to see the team succeed.
Advantageous
- Publications or examples of high quality tech educational material.
- Interest or prior experience in the coding education and ed-tech space.
- Previous experience working in a high growth startup.
About company:
CoGrammar is an edtech startup that is dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap. We achieve this by integrating human mentorship and code review into the world's leading tech education brands. CoGrammar has also built and scaled its own coding education product - HyperionDev - which supports learners from over 40 countries in changing into fulfilling tech careers. HyperionDev rebranded to CoGrammar in August 2018.CoGrammar is recognised as one of the top edtech startups in Europe, Middle East, and Africa and in 2016 won first prize in Facebook's Innovation Challenge, gaining financial backing from both Facebook and Google. CoGrammar was originally launched from the University of Cambridge by Computer Science graduates and our senior leadership comprises of world-leading talent out of places such as Google, Amazon, Groupon, and 2U. We're a people-first company with a purpose that underlines everything we do. We're obsessed with the potential in people and challenge them to do their best work. We embrace a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our vision and ours is a relentless quest for improvement.