Subject Matter Expert - Web Development (Contract)

The Team: Learning Experience  

The Learning Experience team at Chegg Skills leads and implements our learning strategy across all services and products. Collaborating with Product Managers, UX Designers, Instructional Designers, Learning Scientists, and Data Engineers, we aim to help students achieve their learning goals in an engaging and productive way. We focus on student outcomes, work well in cross-functional teams, adhere to learning-specific KPIs, act quickly, and apply strong business acumen in Chegg’s fast-paced environment.  

Job Description  

We are looking for a subject matter expert with expertise in Web Development or Software Engineering to support the creation of curriculum content that maximizes student learning and career outcomes. The ideal candidate should have teaching experience, preferably in web development.  

In this role, you will work with an Instructional Designer to validate our curriculum designs for online learning programs for adults. You will be asked to provide expert input on program outlines, skills taxonomies, program outcomes, learning objectives, and realistic activities for learners to practice new skills and evaluate their learning. These materials will be used to support our students as they master the core skills of Full Stack Software Engineering subject matter.  You will also work with the media team to review video scripts and images for accuracy and develop video scripts.    

This is a 2-month contract with approximately 15-20 hours/week.  

Responsibilities 

• Offer prompt, clear, specific, and research-backed insights on how to prepare learners for a career in the field.  

• Collaborate with Instructional Designers (IDs) to validate and refine the objectives, skills, and topics taught in program(s). 

• Provide subject-matter related feedback on curriculum design assets and materials, including program outlines, lesson outlines, case studies, assessments, videos, and images. 

• In collaboration with IDs, develop relevant and realistic workplace scenarios, examples, and case studies that can be used in learning content like application activities, demo videos, and assessments. 

• Advise on how to create industry-aligned, customized learning paths for various web development specializations. 

• Consistently deliver content that meets set criteria and is on time to support our program launch roadmap  

• Create assets to support lesson plans, student activities, and written curriculum content such as:  

• Formative and summative assessments  

• Individual projects and presentations  

• Video scripts for topic and demonstration videos  

Requirements   

• Degree in software engineering, or a related field. 

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Full Stack Software Engineering with an emphasis in JavaScript, React, Application Deployment, GitHub, Programming Fundamentals, Frontend Web Development, and Backend Web Development. 

• Previous experience developing Software Engineering curriculum for adults related to topics like: For Loops, Arrays, Robust Server Structure, HTML/CSS, Backend Deployment, Data Structure and Algorithms  

• Collaborative (e.g., you enjoy partnering with people and have excellent project management skills and follow through)  

• Excellent writing skills (e.g., you can produce high-quality prose as well as high-quality presentations. You have a gift for writing about complicated concepts in a beginner-friendly way, and can appropriately scaffold content for beginners)  

• Comfort with scripting and recording demo videos.  

• Capable of remote work. You enjoy collaborating and partnering with people in a remote environment and have excellent project management skills and follow through.  

• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft tools (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)  

• Ability to work remotely with flexible hours   

Preferred Requirements: 

• Experience in contributing to or creating educational curricula and training programs. 

• Ability to advise on learning paths that cater to different levels of expertise and career specializations in Web Development. 

• Experience collaborating with Instructional Designers. 

• Experience with Adult Learning Theories. 

• Proven capability to think creatively and propose innovative solutions.