Sr. Instructional Designer - Data Science

at  Codecademy

WE ARE NYC BASED, BUT REMOTE FRIENDLY UNLESS SPECIFIED.

Hello, World! Codecademy is on a mission to build inspiring careers in technology through engaging, accessible, and interactive online coding education.
Our learners have gone on to start new jobs, launch new companies, and lead new lives thanks to their work with Codecademy, and our platform has transformed the way businesses develop and retain their teams.
Since 2011, our team has grown to over 200 employees serving 50+ million learners from 190+ countries. We’ve raised over $82M in venture capital funding from top investors including Prosus, Owl Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, and more-which gives us the capital to get stuff done in an impactful way.
Join us to help build a business that empowers tens of millions of people to lead better lives!

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or practical experience required.
• 4+ years of professional experience as a teacher or instructional designer designing and delivering technical educational material.
• Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages, including, but not limited to: Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, C++, C#, PHP, or Go.
• Experience with developer tools such as Git, GitHub, and the command line.
• Experience with popular Data Science libraries and technologies like Pandas, SciPy, NumPy, Matplotlib, and Seaborn
• Experience with BI data analysis tools like R, Excel, Tableau, Looker
• Experience with data pipelines, cloud, databases, SQL
• Interest and ability to learn programming languages, libraries, and frameworks quickly.

BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors, or Masters, or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, or Education.
• A strong pedagogical background with formal training on different educational frameworks.
• Project, product, or people management experience involving small to large teams.
• Experience working with 3rd party authors and vendors to deliver high-quality content.
• Experience with writing educational content that reaches a wide audience in a digital format (such as blogs or e-books) or in print

MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:

Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.
Skillsoft partners to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success including Skillsoft learning content and the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform.
Learn more at www.skillsoft.com

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