Software Engineering Mentor

Job Description

Job DescriptionAbout the RoleWe are looking for a Software Engineering Mentor who can guide students in building real, end-to-end projects and becoming industry-ready professionals. This is primarily a mentoring and technical guidance role youll spend most of your time coaching, reviewing, and unblocking students. Alongside this, youll build quick proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and prototypes for internal ideas, teaching demonstrations, or emerging tools rather than owning full production development.Key Responsibilities1. Student Mentoring & Technical Guidance (Primary Focus)Guide students in building end-to-end projects using modern software development practices.Conduct technical mentoring sessions, project reviews, and mock interviews to help students improve their coding, problem-solving, and communication skills.Provide structured technical guidance that enables students to become industry-ready software professionals.Help students strengthen their logical thinking, debugging abilities, and engineering mindset through practical learning.Monitor student progress, identify learning gaps, and recommend personalized improvement strategies.2. Proof-of-Concept & Prototype Development (Supporting Focus)Build quick proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and demos to illustrate ideas, evaluate feasibility, or support teaching not full production builds.Leverage modern AI-assisted development platforms to rapidly prototype and validate concepts.Translate ideas and operational challenges into small working demonstrations that communicate the art of the possible.Use these PoCs as living teaching material to show students how real-world engineering decisions are made.3. Events & Cross-Team CollaborationSupport the planning and execution of hackathons, AI summits, workshops, and coding competitions.Collaborate with placement and academic teams to understand evolving industry expectations and help students align with current hiring standards.Contribute to technical documentation, learning resources, internal knowledge sharing, and engineering best practices.Continuously explore emerging technologies, AI tools, automation platforms, and innovative development practices to bring fresh, relevant examples into mentorship.What Were Looking ForStrong curiosity and enjoys solving meaningful technical problems.Loves learning, building, and experimenting with emerging technologies.Thinks beyond assigned tasks and proactively identifies opportunities for improvement.Enjoys collaborating with people and communicating technical ideas clearly.Growth mindset with a habit of continuous self-learning.Comfortable taking ownership and delivering high-quality outcomes.Enjoys mentoring others and celebrating their success.Believes technology should simplify processes and create meaningful impact.Thrives in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.Technical SkillsCandidates should possess a solid understanding of software development fundamentals, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills, along with a willingness to continuously learn emerging technologies.Exposure to one or more of the following technology domains will be considered an advantage:MERN Stack DevelopmentFull-Stack Web DevelopmentJava Full-Stack DevelopmentFront-End DevelopmentBack-End DevelopmentAI-Assisted Software DevelopmentGenerative AI & Prompt EngineeringWorkflow Automation & Low-Code/No-Code PlatformsREST API DevelopmentDatabase Design & ManagementVersion Control & Collaborative DevelopmentCloud Platforms & Application DeploymentCareer ProgressionYoull receive structured guidance, work on real organizational initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, gain hands-on experience solving practical challenges, and gradually take ownership of meaningful responsibilities.High-performing who demonstrate strong technical capability, problem-solving skills, ownership, communication, collaboration, and cultural alignment will be considered for full-time employment opportunities at NIAT.Selection ProcessOnline Assignment AI-based solution for the use cases givenTechnical RoundTechnical & Communication InterviewJob Type:full-time full-time (4.5 LPA) - 4.0 0.5 LPA< .

Keyskills :
MERN Stack DevelopmentFullStack Web DevelopmentJava FullStack DevelopmentFrontEnd DevelopmentBackEnd DevelopmentAIAssisted Software DevelopmentGenerative AIPrompt EngineeringWorkflow AutomationLowCodeNoCode PlatformsREST API Development