Curriculum Developer, Platform Engineering

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

As a Curriculum Developer with a specialization in Platform Engineering, you’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining the labs, quizzes, and project materials used by our students as they learn what it takes to become successful developers. It will be your responsibility to ensure that the material is kept up to date with industry as well as educational best practices. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to internal tooling and workflows that make it possible to manage hundreds of lessons across different programs. The person in this role will additionally have the primary responsibility of designing and developing the new Platform Engineering curriculum for Flatiron School.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain education curriculum products centered around Platform Engineering. Competencies include Linux fundamentals, shell scripting, system/server administration, cloud enablement, containers, and container orchestration using Kubernetes/K8s.
• Manage curriculum projects collaboratively across multiple teams within the organization.
• Support the creation of new labs and expand the existing curriculum to cover new topics, based on industry needs
• Respond to curriculum issues and feedback in formalized channels and in a timely manner
• Ensure all students have access to curriculum updates via the Canvas LMS
• Make updates to curriculum, such as clarifying instructions and ensuring curriculum works with the latest versions of languages and frameworks taught at Flatiron
• Write quizzes to assess students understanding of the material
• Write tests for labs to check for students completion
• Provide support and training on Platform Engineering for other members of the Software Engineering Curriculum and Delivery teams, including lecturers and instructors

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in the software development industry, either in a engineer or educational role
• Deep understanding of Linux and shell scripting (e.g. bash, etc.) 
• Excellent grasp and understanding of containers in the Docker container runtime environment
• Experience deploying scaled workloads to Kubernetes/K8s
• Proficiency with Java, Go, and/or Python a plus
• Experience with technical documentation and/or curriculum writing
• Strong knowledge of Git and GitHub workflows
• Strong understanding of DevOps topics, including CI/CD pipelines and tooling, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud provider

Expected Compensation Range:

• $120K-$140K annually

About Flatiron School

Flatiron School teaches passionate, creative people how to launch careers in tech. We’ve been teaching since 2012, and now offer programs in software engineering, data science, product design, and cybersecurity to bring our successful curriculum to more students. We are more than just a school — we are a team of mission-driven individuals trying to align education with reality. Since our inception in 2012, we’ve provided thousands of students with skills, community, and an immersive outcomes-driven program. To achieve these outcomes, we’ve never let ourselves stop growing – we’ve constantly iterated on our curriculum, evolved our teaching techniques, and created technology to improve our students’ learning experience.