SEO Career Mentor, Quant/Software Engineering

Role overview

This part-time remote contract role supports undergraduates and early-career candidates pursuing software engineering, data science, quantitative analytics, and trading opportunities. Mentors may coach participants preparing for interviews, support internship cohorts through their placements, or help recent graduates navigate recruiting, depending on their expertise and availability.

Responsibilities

- Build supportive mentoring relationships and help participants progress toward their career goals. - Run practice interviews and provide specific feedback for technical, quantitative, and related roles. - Coach intern cohorts through preparation activities, the internship experience, and post-internship offer decisions. - Document participant interactions and progress promptly in the program’s systems. - Contribute to learning activities such as webinars, panel discussions, technical workshops, and relevant curriculum materials. - Attend scheduled meetings with other specialists.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree or higher. - At least two years of related work experience in financial services. - Experience conducting or leading technical interviews, including coding exercises, technical screens, or assessments. - Proficiency across several of Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, and SQL, with hands-on knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, scripting, debugging, testing, and version control. - Familiarity with common technical assessment formats, quantitative reasoning questions, and behavioral or case interviews. - Strong communication and relationship-building skills, and the ability to explain technical concepts in a supportive way.

Nice to have

Experience coaching or developing students, peers, or professionals is desirable. Familiarity with the challenges early-career candidates face when entering corporate roles is also useful.

Benefits and work setup

The remote contract requires at least 5–10 hours per week, including evening and weekend availability. Office access and event attendance are optional. Contracts are renewed every 6–12 months. The source lists a rate of $30 per hour and states that the position is not eligible for benefits.