CodePath Interview Prep Mentor Role Description
Organization Overview
CodePath.org is an early-stage nonprofit dedicated to offering an accelerated pathway into the technology industry for college students all across the US, with an emphasis on serving underserved, low-income, and first-generation students. We offer a variety of courses and services to students both directly on-campuses at colleges and remotely using video classrooms with instructors and TAs. All of these courses and services are offered to students entirely for free, funded directly by the technology industry in order to invest in the next generation of talented software engineers.
Our vision is that every student in college, regardless of background or personal circumstances, should have the opportunity, skills, network, and pathways available to become a confident and successful software engineer in the tech industry. CodePath.org develops and delivers a wide variety of programs and supports students over multiple years, reaching students in college starting before Freshman year and then all the way through to post-graduation and entering full-time software roles.
CodePath.org provides curriculum and programs for college students all across the United States, often offered for-credit at campuses, including at many HBCUs, HSIs, women’s colleges, and state colleges. CodePath.org is supported directly by the technology industry including Microsoft, Facebook, Walmart.org, and many more.
For more information, check out our website at CodePath.org.
The Role
CodePath’s mission is to increase diversity in tech by transforming college C.S. education for underrepresented minorities and underserved populations. We do this through a joint approach of technical knowledge and skills and connections to the tech industry. Our Technical Mentors are industry professionals who have experienced technical interviews themselves, and are passionate about empowering students from underrepresented groups in tech to succeed.
Each Mentor is paired with a group of 3-6 students for the duration of the summer program. During each class session, the Mentor will facilitate a 1-hour Zoom breakout room with their small group where students will practice their technical interview skills together. Students are given a calibration test at the start of the course and placed in either the Intermediate or Advanced level course. Each Mentor will be given a preference of which level they would like to support.
The primary responsibilities of Mentors are:
- Help facilitate discussion amongst the students.
- Develop strong relationships with students to support their growth and development throughout the program.
- Provide technical support to increase student understanding of the course content.
- Share your industry knowledge to give students insight into the technical interview process.
- Review all session material prior to attending class to ensure strong understanding of the content.
CodePath provides the following support:
- Access to all course materials and solution guides
- Pre-course facilitation training
- Student feedback to help you improve your facilitation skills
- Support from an Instructional Program Manager throughout the course
The time commitment for Mentors is as follows:
Before the course starts, you'll complete an asynchronous training module, and attend a live virtual 2-hour orientation session on Zoom. You’ll be able to choose from one of the following times:
- May 19 from 8 - 10 pm ET / 5 - 7pm PT
- May 21 from 1 - 3pm ET / 10 - 12pm PT
- May 25 from 5 - 7pm ET / 2 - 4 pm PT
During the 12-week course from May 31 - August 13, your weekly commitment will be as follows:
- 1-2 hours independent review of session material to prepare for upcoming sessions.
- 1 hour in-class. Class times vary based on section; you will be assigned to one of four sections:
- Section 1 - Saturdays, 1:30 - 2:30pm ET/ 10:30 - 11:30am PT
- Section 2 - Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:30am ET/ 7:30 - 8:30am PT
- Section 3 - Thursdays, 8:30 - 9:30pm ET/ 5:30 - 6:30pm PT
- Section 4 - Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:30pm ET/ 2:30 - 3:30pm PT (only applicable to SE102)
You should apply to be a CodePath Mentor if you:
- Love working with students and are passionate about increasing equity in tech.
- Currently work as a software engineer, and have been through the technical interview process yourself.
- You are comfortable coding in Java or Python.
- You can commit to attending all 11 mentoring sessions.
Reports To
CodePath Instructional Program Manager
For general information about CodePath.org and our courses, check out http://codepath.org/classes or feel free to email us at support@codepath.org with any questions.