External Contractor - Mentor role for Software Architect track
External Contractor - Mentor role for Software Architect track position — see original posting for full details.
About Us
Udacity is now an Accenture company, and exciting things are happening! 🚀 We are on a mission of forging futures in tech through radical talent transformation in digital technologies. We offer a unique and immersive online learning platform, powering corporate technical training in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Autonomous Systems, Cloud Computing and more. Our rapidly growing global organization is revolutionizing how the enterprise market bridges the talent shortage and skills gaps during their digital transformation journey.
Position Overview:
Mentors are industry professionals who provide world-class technical support to our learners in their Nanodegree journey. All our mentors are handpicked through a rigorous selection process so that we can truly be #studentfirst. As a mentor, you will be meeting virtually on a weekly basis with your students for community support, live office hours and other activities. Required skills/qualifications:
Technical competence:
Strong expertise in Test-Driven Development (TDD) , including Pytest, scalable test strategies, and structured test suite design
Deep understanding of design patterns (creational, structural, behavioral) and their practical implementation in production systems
Proven experience designing microservices, multitier, cloud-native, and serverless architectures
Strong knowledge of caching strategies, CDN architecture, and data storage tradeoffs
Ability to create and interpret architecture diagrams and system design documentation
Familiarity with distributed systems and machine learning system architectures
Solid grounding in systems engineering principles , including requirements analysis, validation, and system integration
Experience working with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or SysML , and strong understanding of the SDLC
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Posted June 7, 2026