Full-Stack Summer Bootcamp Teaching Assistant; Lead TA

Position: Full-Stack Summer Bootcamp Teaching Assistant (Lead TA)
Location: New York

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Yes The Tech Talent Pipeline Residency Program (TTPR) is an internship placement program for students in technology and technology-adjacent majors at CUNY City Tech. TTPR partners with industry to prepare students for careers across four key technical domains: IT/Hardware, Full-Stack Development, Cybersecurity, and Data Analysis. We are committed to increasing diversity in the technology workforce and ensuring students graduate work-ready.

Start Date:

1 June, 2026

End Date: 21 August, 2026

Responsibilities:

The Lead TA works in close partnership with the Lead Instructor and is expected to be capable of leading sessions independently when needed. This is not a purely administrative role. The Lead TA is an instructional co-pilot: technically fluent across the bootcamp’s five curriculum pillars, able to manage the TA team, and prepared to step in for any component of the  lectures, live coding sessions, and project workshops across all five curriculum pillars alongside the Lead Instructor Lead sessions independently in the instructor’s absence, maintaining continuity of instruction and pacing

Provide real-time technical demonstrations and troubleshooting during hands-on project work Support instruction on all five core areas: full-stack dev with AI integration, networking/security principles, API integrations, cloud services, and data analysis/visualization

Serve as the primary point of coordination for the other TAs, helping align their support efforts with the current instructional focus

Attend and help run team meetings; relay instructor priorities and flag student needs to the instructional team Escalate student concerns, attendance issues, or curricular blockers to the Lead Instructor or program manager as needed

Provide targeted one-on-one and small-group support to students across all four placement tracks

Assist in designing and grading assessments, project rubrics, and checkpoints

Track and report student attendance, progress, and engagement; surface patterns to the instructor

Other duties as assigned by the Lead Instructor or program manager

Required Qualifications:

Current enrollment in or recent completion of a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a closely related field

Demonstrated technical competency across at least two of the four bootcamp curriculum pillars (full-stack dev, networking/security, cloud, data analysis)
Proficiency in JavaScript or another OOP language; working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and frontend/backend fundamentals

Experience with Git/Git Hub and version control workflows

Prior experience in a teaching, tutoring, TA, or mentorship role Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt explanations to different learning levels

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with cloud services (AWS preferred) and/or API integrations

Familiarity with networking concepts and/or security principles

Experience using AI development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Claude, or similar) and ability to model their effective use Familiarity with SQL and relational databases

Experience with data cleaning, analysis, or visualization tools (e.g., Python/pandas, Tableau, Matplotlib)
Comfort leading a room or session independently

Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts or tools

Experience with .NET technologies

Application Process:

To apply , please submit your resume, and an optional sample syllabus for a full-stack web development course you would like to teach. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Pay Range:$23 per hour (~25 hours/week)
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