[Hiring] Lead Teacher Data Engineering @Ironhack

Role Description

We are looking for a Part Time Lead Instructor for our Data Engineering Bootcamp in our Remote campus. This role is responsible for delivering the bootcamp curriculum, guiding students through the full data pipeline lifecycle, and ensuring students successfully acquire the skills required to become job-ready Data Engineers.

The teacher will facilitate a highly practical program covering:

• Programming and data foundations
• Pipeline orchestration
• Cloud and real-time data engineering
• Data governance

The program emphasizes real-world tools and project-based learning, culminating in a production-grade capstone.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in data engineering or a related field, preferably building production data pipelines or cloud data infrastructure
• Fluency in English, as classes and all in-company communication will be in English
• Passionate about data technologies and teaching
• Hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and pipeline orchestration tools such as Airflow and dbt
• Experience with distributed processing frameworks such as Apache Spark
• Familiarity with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift)
• Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka or NiFi
• Working knowledge of infrastructure automation and CI/CD (Docker, Terraform)
• Understanding of data quality, validation, and governance practices (e.g., Great Expectations, GDPR and PII compliance)
• Proven ability to create new techniques and learning materials
• Ability to adjust lesson plans based on student progress and challenges
• Ability to give clear instructions and organize activities with guidance from the PM or TA
• Capability to alternate between teaching the whole class and pair/group work
• Experience managing and keeping a team motivated
• Proactive approach to anticipating potential problems and taking preventative action
• Great communication skills and an ability to capture people's attention
• Organized, reliable, communicative, and open to feedback
• Passion for teaching and mentoring others in the tech community

Requirements

• Teach core topics including Python and SQL fundamentals, data wrangling with pandas, schema design and database normalization, ETL/ELT pipeline design with Airflow and dbt, distributed processing with Apache Spark, cloud data warehousing (Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift), real-time streaming with Kafka, and infrastructure automation with Docker and Terraform
• Guide students in applying data quality, validation, and governance frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations, GDPR and PII compliance) to their pipelines
• Lead hands-on labs and projects that simulate real industry data systems, from raw ingestion through to monitored, production-grade pipelines
• Ensure students achieve the program learning outcomes: designing end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines, building scalable Spark workflows, deploying cloud data warehouses, building real-time streaming pipelines, applying validation and governance practices, and delivering a deployable capstone project (e.g., a real-time banking transaction pipeline or a telecom data streaming system)
• Collaborate with the Education team to improve the curriculum
• Work with the global team in the rollout of new teaching materials
• Adapt our global curriculum and use it to guide your teaching, build your own lesson plans as needed, and contribute back your lessons learned over time
• Create engaging content for our Data Engineering courses that may include lessons, exercises, and/or mini-projects
• Create a sense of community / Participate in the student experience by joining events
• Facilitate a supportive and energetic community that lasts well beyond the course

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate for freelancer services
• A platform to explore teaching
• Opportunity to make an impact
• Contribute to a globally taught curriculum
• Strengthen your leadership, management, and coaching skills
• Internal mobility to become an SME or Curriculum Engineer
• Being part of a fun and social learning environment
• 100% Remote position (Freelance status)