Software Engineer – TechX Engineering Apprenticeship (Unpaid, Remote)

If you’re looking to gain real work experience and learn industry-leading workflows from senior software engineers at Microsoft, Google, Meta, and top unicorns, while working hands-on with production-scale projects, TechX’s Engineering Apprenticeship is for you.

About TechX

TechX bridges academic theory and industry practice. Our mission is to give you verified work experience, not just certificates, by embedding you in live codebases alongside ex-FAANG tech leads and senior architects.

What You’ll Work On

Own one focus area from design through deployment:

Large-Scale Web Architecture

• Architect fault-tolerant, highly available systems
• Build efficient data pipelines and caching layers
• Tune performance under real user load
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting

LLM Engineering

• Ingest and preprocess massive datasets
• Build and fine-tune transformer models
• Develop GPU/TPU training and inference workflows
• Deploy scalable inference endpoints with autoscaling

Data Science & MLOps

• Craft end-to-end analytics pipelines (wrangling → modeling → viz)
• Train and validate ML models in production
• Set up CI/CD for data and model versioning
• Monitor model drift, performance, and costs

How We Work

• Agile Scrum Meetings: Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives with your mentor “team.”
• Hands-On Development: Push code, review PRs, and ship features in live repos.
• One-on-One Mentorship: Weekly pairing sessions with senior engineers who’ve shipped at scale.
• Code Reviews & Feedback: Get actionable guidance on design, code quality, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

Who Should Apply

• Recent CS/Engineering grads or career-changers craving more work experience
• Proficient in at least one backend language (C#, Java, Go, Python, etc.)
• Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, and networking
• Self-motivated, able to commit ≈20 hrs/week
• Ready to learn FAANG-style best practices and workflows

Why This Apprenticeship?

• Real Work Experience: Gain work experience that you can list on your resume.
• Industry Connections: Direct referrals and introductions to partner hiring teams.
• Ongoing Support: Program continues until you secure a full-time engineering role.
• Career Coaching: Built-in mock interviews, resume reviews, and job-search strategy.

Program Details

• Type: Educational apprenticeship (not employment; no wages or benefits)
• Location: 100% Remote
• Duration: Until placement in a full-time role (average 3–6 months)
• Commitment: ≈20 hrs/week

Spaces are limited, apply today to start writing code that matters and fast-track your engineering career!