Director of Software Engineering Curriculum

Summary

Join Corndel as their Director of Software Engineering Curriculum and plan, deliver, and maintain industry-leading training content for the Software Developer Apprenticeship Standard. You will drive the design and build of Software Engineering training content, teach workshops, coach learners, and collaborate with various teams. This role requires expert-level Software Engineering experience, comprehensive knowledge of the apprenticeship standard, and strong teaching skills. Corndel offers a remote position with flexible working, unlimited leave, and a pension.

Requirements

• Expert-level, lived industry experience in Software Engineering
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the Software Developer apprenticeship standard
• Strong experience teaching others Software Engineering
• Detailed knowledge of End-Point Assessment (experience of having successfully taken a cohort of learners through EPA desirable)
• Experience writing Software Engineering training content
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of a broad range of concepts, tools and frameworks in modern software engineering, including but not limited to: Python, Java, C#, JavaScript and their ecosystems
• Full stack skills including Bash, SQL & NoSQL, HTML and CSS
• Clean coding principles including patterns and paradigms, data structures and algorithms
• Software design, stakeholder management and requirements analysis
• Software project management and methodologies (e.g. Agile, Scrum)
• Codebase management, codebase management and CI/CD
• Cloud deployment and containerisation
• Can work at speed to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to create professional, accurate content to a very high standard
• Ability to quickly and comprehensively research new topics to write definitive content
• Can plan effectively and coordinate activities
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Drive the build and maintenance of the Software Engineering programme
• Ensure the programme continues to meet all the requirements of the Apprenticeship Standard
• Write engaging, interactive and concise eLearning content that has real business impact and gets learners to End-Point Assessment on time with minimal dropouts
• Continuously improve all aspects of the programmes in light of learner, PDE, employer and end-point-assessment organisation (EPAO) feedback
• Work collaboratively with the Curriculum and Operations teams to design and continuously improve our suite of high quality, interactive workshops
• Plan first-class audio and video content and work with our AV team to produce it
• Produce and maintain programme guides, templates and supporting documentation to support learners and PDEs
• Work closely and collaboratively with all relevant stakeholders, such as those in the teams of Curriculum, Assessment, Marketing, Sales and Operations, and external, as appropriate
• Be the expert on past, present and future versions of the Apprenticeship Standard, assessment methods and the best approaches to consistent learner achievement
• Support operations with the delivery of live workshops, ensuring learners have an outstanding learning experience and make progress against their learning objectives
• Once the content production is complete, manage a caseload of apprentices to mentor, coach and equip them to become Software Engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• A teaching/coaching qualification
• Experience of delivering Software or DevOps apprenticeships (level 3/4 desirable)
• Formal teaching experience (higher education preferable)
• Masters or above in STEM subject with a coding element (note that demonstrable real-world experience is most important)

Benefits

• Pension
• Unlimited leave
• Flexible working
• Remote work