• Event Facilitation (30%)
• Facilitate 4 Workshops (1.5 hours each, one per month) from start to finish for your assigned fellows, leading code demos and guided project working sessions.
• Facilitate 4 Maker Days (3 hours each, one per month) from start to finish, leading build-sprint structure, checking milestone progress, and troubleshooting technical issues live.
• Prepare for each Workshop and Maker Day you are facilitating.
• Maintain attendance records for Workshops, Maker Days, and team check-ins.
• Technical Support (25%)
• Provide technical mentorship on agent design, RAG and tool integration, evaluation and observability (LangSmith), and cloud deployment and containerization. Advanced Agentic AI Coaches will also provide mentorship on multi-agent architecture and coordination patterns.
• Review code and conduct debugging sessions to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Find and recommend additional resources to support your teams' projects as needed.
• Attend and actively engage in twice-monthly Community of Practice meetings with other Coaches and program staff, to share ideas and troubleshoot together.
• Team Check-Ins & Progress Monitoring (25%)
• Hold a recurring check-in at least once a month with each of your 8–10 assigned teams to monitor progress and provide feedback.
• Monitor team progress and intervene to address technical blockers or team dynamics issues.
• Partner with Break Through Tech program staff to manage unresolved issues affecting project success.
• Conduct outreach to at-risk fellows, which may include 1:1s and post-meeting follow-ups.
• Assessment & Feedback (20%)
• Grade unit and event deliverables for all of your assigned teams using provided rubrics.
• Track deliverable submissions and follow up with teams that have not submitted.
• Provide constructive technical feedback on project milestones and presentations.
• Observe final presentations and provide meaningful feedback.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Solid knowledge of agent architecture, including tool calling, RAG, and memory. Advanced Agentic AI Coaches will also need solid knowledge of multi-agent coordination patterns, including supervisor/orchestrator workflows, agent handoffs, and agents-as-tools.
• Comfortable reading, writing, and debugging Python code.
• Ability to troubleshoot code and debug complex systems.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills (including evaluating and giving feedback on technical work).
• Comfort facilitating a live session for a group of about 40 fellows.
• Ability to thrive in a virtual work environment.
• Commitment to developing inclusive and equitable working relationships with fellows from a variety of backgrounds, volunteers, other Coaches, and program staff.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in computer science, data science, or a related field. An advanced degree is a plus.
• Strong background in AI/ML with hands-on experience in agent development.
• Experience personally building an agent with tools and/or RAG, and evaluating its performance. Advanced Agentic AI Coaches will also need experience building a multi-agent system or a single-agent system with advanced tool routing, and running systematic evaluations on agent performance.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain and LangGraph. Advanced Agentic AI Coaches will also need hands-on experience with LangGraph subgraphs, parallel execution, and multi-agent coordination patterns.
• Hands-on experience with RAG systems, API integrations, and deploying applications to cloud platforms.
• Experience with evaluation and observability/tracing tools, particularly LangSmith.
• Experience with deployment and containerization (Docker, cloud platforms).
• Prior teaching, tutoring, or mentoring experience, including coaching or leading a team through an ambiguous, open-ended technical project.
• Experience giving feedback on presentations or public speaking coaching.
• Prior Break Through Tech and/or Machine Learning Foundations experience is a plus.

Important Notes

• This is a part-time, remote, temporary position beginning on Monday, January 4th, 2027 and ending on Monday, May 20th, 2027.
• Estimated time commitment: 15-20 hours/week. Actual weekly hours will vary depending on program activities.
• This role is not eligible for benefits.
• This role is open to any eligible candidate across the US.
• Visa sponsorship (including H-1B) is not available. Candidates authorized to work through F-1 CPT or OPT are welcome to apply.
• Pay rate: $35 per hour.
• Coaches will be required to participate in about 10 hours of pre-program training in early January 2027.
• Coaches will be required to be available to facilitate 8 events (four 90-minute Workshops and four 4-hour Maker Days, including Final Presentations) on to-be-determined dates, from January-May, 2027.

Employment at Break Through Tech is contingent upon successful completion of references and a background check, which may include verification of employment history, education, criminal record, and other relevant screenings as permitted by law. Background checks are conducted after a conditional offer of employment and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.