Hiring Software Engineer Coach (Head of Student Success Track)

The Mission (the outcome you own)

• Get students to three key milestones (“activation points”) quickly so they can land software engineering jobs.

• You lead, not just support: identify real blockers, design the plan to fix them, and hold students to high standards.

• Long-term: shape the coaching model and lead the delivery function at Devbolt.

What You’ll Own (your scoreboard)

• Net Promoter Score (NPS) 50+

• Refund rate under 3%

• 24h first-response on Slack (Mon–Fri)

• Time-to-Activation for:

  • AP1: SWE Foundations (Can solve LeetCode easy problems + build a full-stack CRUD app)

  • AP2: Job Ready (Completed 3 apprenticeship sprints successfully)

  • AP3: Market Ready (LinkedIn/resume, mock interviews, attained 3 live interviews)

• Time-to-Hire: students landing software engineering roles

• Collect testimonials and referrals post-activation and post-hire

What You’ll Do

• Manage 50–100 active students

• Run onboarding calls and create personalized implementation plans

• Host 1–5 weekly group coaching calls, plus 1:1s as needed

• Lead the apprenticeship program: act as scrum master, run sprint planning, conduct code reviews

• Keep the platform and codebase clean: enforce standards, documentation, and tests

• Spot training gaps; improve curriculum and student experience with the team

• Coordinate Subject Matter Experts (recruiting, interview prep, etc.)

• Log detailed CRM notes on each student

• Join a Student Success standup daily

• Growth track: help build systems and processes other coaches will later follow → become Head of Student Outcomes

What You Bring

• Strong SWE skills (debugging, PR reviews, best practices, mentoring juniors)

• Coaching ability: diagnose constraints, create plans, enforce accountability

• Process discipline: scrum, documentation, clear written feedback

• Ownership mindset: proactive, high standards, zero drama

• US time zone availability

• Excellent spoken + written English

Compensation & Upside

We reward performance, not tenure.

• Base: $60,000/year

• Commission: 10% of client payment plans you manage, 10% of upsells you drive, 10% of referrals from your students (refunds net against commission at the same rate)

• Activation bonuses: AP1 $100, AP2 $200, AP3 $300, Hired $1,000

• OTE: $60k–$120k+ based on performance (uncapped, the more impact you drive, the more you earn)

• Growth Path: This role is designed as a feeder into Head of Student Outcomes, leading multiple coaches, shaping curriculum, and owning outcomes at scale. Proven performers can earn profit share and grow into a co-owner role.

Benefits & Lifestyle

• Remote-first: work anywhere in US hours.

• Flexibility: outcome-driven, not clock-driven.

• Time off: we trust you to recharge, autonomy over your schedule is expected.

• Ongoing education: we invest in your growth with training, resources, and mentorship.

Environment & Culture

• Startup energy: Devbolt today is lean, a founder (ex-Microsoft SWE), a part-time technical coach, a dedicated operations assistant who keeps the team running smoothly, and a video editor. You’ll be joining at the ground floor.

• Clear vision: Our goal is to become the most reputable software engineering training program in the United States. The systems you build, the standards you set, and the outcomes you deliver will shape how thousands of future students succeed.

• Clarity over chaos: you’ll always know the scoreboard and what winning looks like.

• High standards, no micromanagement: autonomy paired with accountability.

• Growth company: your role expands as fast as your performance proves you can handle.

Why Devbolt

• Clear scoreboard. High autonomy. Real impact.

• And if you’re ambitious: this isn’t just a coaching role. It’s a path to Head of Student Outcomes + profit share.