Major League Hacking (MLH) is rethinking technical education for the modern world. Now that every company is a technology company, we need faster and more effective ways to train the talent that everyone depends on. Our unique hands-on, community-driven approach has helped more than 500,000 technologists worldwide launch their careers and stay up-to-date with the latest trends. If you're passionate about technology, education, and the future of work – this this the place for you!
Role Overview:
The MLH Fellowship is an educational internship alternative, where aspiring technologists have the opportunity to collaborate on real-world software projects under the guidance of expert mentors. We truly believe that this program can change the face of technology education and hiring, helping computer science students learn the skills that they’re not getting in the classroom, but are necessary to join the workforce.
As a Technical Program Associate in the MLH Fellowship, you'll be the day-to-day contact for a group of 5-15 MLH Fellows called a "Pod". You'll help them gain the most skills as they participate in the program, support them technically with their projects, and build a community within your pod.
We provide extensive training to equip our Technical Program Associates with the skills they need to manage projects, mentor fellows and work with our partners. Over 12 weeks, you'll develop the skills needed to become a technical team lead or technical program manager as well as set you on a trajectory to become an Engineering Manager one day. If you're looking to build on your soft and technical skills in parallel, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Creating community. As the leader of your pod, you'll create a community of people learning together. You'll lead various activities and events to make do this and continually help build trusting relationships amongst Fellows.
Technical mentorship - You'll be the first escalation point for your Fellows, working in no more than two codebases, and available for pair programming or code reviews. You'll also be closely involved with finalizing the technical scope of your Fellows' projects and attend any standing meetings with our project maintainers.
Run regular pod meetings - MLH Fellows meet several times per week to discuss projects, priorities, and learnings. You'll be responsible for leading these meetings.
Ongoing project management & reporting. You’ll work with your Fellows to ensure they’re making progress on their assigned projects and curriculum (if applicable). You’ll report back regularly, ensuring our program staff are in the loop.
Building relationships. Much of the MLH Fellowship is about connections with the Fellowship Team - you'll build strong relationships with each of your Fellows to help them grow. You will also build trust with our project maintainers and keep them updated on the progress of their participants.
About MLH:
Major League Hacking (MLH) is rethinking technical education for the modern world. MLH has become the default destination for top tech talent to gain hands-on experience, build their professional networks, and ultimately level up their careers. In 2020 alone, more than 120,000 technologists joined the MLH community at 1,400 MLH-powered hackathons, workshops, and fellowships worldwide.
We’re a team of 20 full-time people with offices in New York City and Bangalore/Delhi.
Our co-founders, Swift and Jon, were recognized for their work in education by Forbes in the 2017 30 Under 30 list.
We work with some of the top technology brands like Dell, Oculus, and Amazon to help them reach our community and get the latest and greatest tools into their hands.
We have a group of world-class investors including General Catalyst, Alexis Ohanian (Reddit), Jeff Lawson (Twilio), and Sundance DiGiovanni (Major League Gaming).
We are a mission driven B Corp, committed to responsibly serving the world and our community.
Requirements
Community Mindset: Building friendships, relationships, and community is what drives you.
Organization: You can manage 3-4 partner projects and 5 to 15 MLH Fellows.
Communication: You must also be able to communicate extremely well with our partners and to help our MLH Fellows.
Coding Ability: You can code proficiently in Python (Web or Data), JavaScript, TypeScript, or Java.
Open Source: You have experience contributing to major Open Source projects or production-level code.
Hours: You're able to commit 10 or 20 hours per week during our Fellowship Semesters, which usually run for 12 weeks in February - April, June - August, and September - December. Each pod you work with is a 10 hour a week commitment.
Passion/Interests: You’re passionate about technical education and communities.
Age: You must be 18 or over for this position.
