Software Engineering Coach (12 Month FTC)

Department: Internal - Professional training & coaching

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: London

Compensation: £50,000 - £60,000 / year

Description

• An Experienced Engineer: You have "been there and done that." You have significant commercial experience shipping code, managing technical debt, and working in Agile teams.
• Technically Agnostic & Versatile: You may have a favourite language, but you are a polyglot at heart. You can pick up a new stack (whether it’s Java, C#, Python, or TypeScript) quickly and feel confident teaching it.
• Forward-Looking (AI & Tech): You are excited by the shift towards AI Engineering. Even if you aren't an AI expert yet, you are keen to learn how to integrate AI tools into the development workflow and teach these skills to others.
• Passionate about Potential: You enjoy the challenge of helping others grow. You can break down complex architectural concepts for beginners without losing the nuance.

Key Responsibilities

• You will facilitate workshops and lead cohorts through our intensive software engineering bootcamps.
• You will teach core engineering principles (OOP, TDD, MVC) across a variety of languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript), modeling how a senior engineer approaches learning a new syntax.
• You will provide "real-world" context to the curriculum, sharing war stories and industry best practices that only someone with commercial experience can offer.

• Coach: Through active listening and questions, you’ll help learners debug their own thinking, moving them from dependency to autonomy.
• Mentor: You will use your commercial background to demonstrate professional workflows, version control strategies, and collaborative coding practices.
• Technical Expert: You will provide deep code reviews and feedback, pushing learners to improve the quality and maintainability of their code.

• You will contribute to the evolution of our course materials to ensure they remain industry-relevant.
• You will help Makers stay ahead of the curve by exploring AI Engineering concepts—learning how AI assists modern development and integrating this into our training.
• You will act as a subject matter expert, helping the curriculum team understand what skills senior engineering teams are actually looking for today.

• You will be a "safe pair of hands" for complex delivery requirements, potentially supporting bespoke client deliveries that require a higher level of technical confidence.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Proven Engineering Background: You have worked as a Software Engineer for several years. You have experienced the full software development lifecycle in a commercial environment.
• Broad Technical Toolkit: You are not tied to a single language. You have experience with at least two core languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, Ruby, JS) and the confidence to learn others as needed.
• Engineering Best Practices: Deep knowledge of TDD (Test Driven Development), Clean Code, OOP, and Agile methodologies.
• Interest in AI/New Tech: You have an interest in or experience with AI Engineering. You are curious about how LLMs and AI tools are changing the role of the software developer and want to be at the forefront of teaching this.
• Communication: You can explain complex technical abstractions to people who are just starting their careers.
• Mentorship Spirit: You may have mentored juniors in your previous teams, or you simply love the idea of helping people change their lives through tech.
• Excitement for Education: The enthusiasm to do education really well. You possess the skill of thinking from the perspective of someone who doesn't know something yet, and taking sensible actions to help them grow.
• Willingness to deliver training in person when needed, including onsite client engagements.
• Ability to obtain BPSS clearance as a baseline requirement for client-facing work.

Benefits

• Connect to our mission - Excited about our mission at Makers to change lives, and helping to create an environment where our team can do their best work and thrive.
• Have a growth mindset - You love learning, are open to new opinions and approaches, and enjoy continuously developing yourself and others.
• Prioritise joy - You care about others and are able to empathise, communicate effectively, overcome challenges and help create a supportive and joyful place to work.
• Value trust over fear - You value trust in your working relationships and are able to work in an environment that values transparency, open feedback, clear communication, and challenging the status quo as key foundations.

• Winter and Spring break when we shut down between late December and January, and mid year for a week. The whole company takes a break, so you’ll have peace of mind in knowing that nobody is working, not just you;
• We embrace holistic health at Makers, where mental health matters and is just as important as physical health, which is why we offer unlimited fully paid wellness leave from day 1;
• Private Medical Insurance (after passing probation);
• £500 Learning & Development allowance per annum and paid time off dedicated to your training & learning;
• Join daily meditation sessions run for the staff and students;
• Company pension contributions;
• Enhanced parental pay & leave - up to 20 weeks fully paid maternity leave, up to 8 weeks fully paid paternity & secondary caregiver leave, and up to 20 weeks fully paid adoption leave;
• Access to a Perks at Work account which provides access to a range of shopping and other leisure discounts.