Mentor

Change lives and become a mentor!

We've got an active community of mentors, eager students, and long-time graduates helping each other succeed and be passionate about technology. Mentors truly are the key ingredient to making Brightfield Tech Academy work so well.

Watch the video to hear about Chris’s experience with Brightfield Tech Academy. He was a student, was hired by his mentor for his first job in the tech industry, and is now giving back as a mentor.

What does it take to be a mentor

Online meetings

Attend and be involved with a weekly Zoom meetup (6-8 p.m.) one night per week for 12 weeks

Provide guidance

Answer questions, lead discussions, review projects, and offer advice to students in a programming language of your choice. Virtually mentor on Slack.

Work together

Work with other mentors to help your class stay on track, involved, and interested

Be professional

dhere to the Code of Conduct.


“Mentors get to help people learn and have those ‘a-ha’ moments. It’s a really great, enriching experience.”

— Stephanie Youstra, Quality Assurance at Waystar


We are constantly trying new classes, so let us know if you are interested in something special. We regularly offer classes in Front-end Web Development, C#, Python, and JavaScript, and occasionally have run classes in Android, iOS, Salesforce, Tableau, UX Design, PHP, and Ruby. If you don't see your preferred stack, reach out and we may be able to create a new class!

“This is a fantastic program. We have 14 employees who have either enhanced their skills or landed a new role at Waystar through Brightfield Tech Academy.”

— Oliver Mensah, Chief Technology Officer, Waystar

Become a Mentor

Complete the form below and a Code Louisville staff member will be in touch shortly.

What stack(s) are you most interested in mentoring?