Hybrid role in Fort Worth, Texas for a mid-level Technical Coach. Eliassen Group seeks a professional to enhance engineering discipline and delivery flow in the transportation industry. The role involves coaching teams to improve technical practices and autonomy.
Skills / Requirements
- Agent-based Workflows
- AI-assisted Development
- CI/CD
- Continuous Integration
- DevOps
- Lean delivery
- Legacy Code Techniques
- Metrics and Forecasting
- Microservices
- Pair Programming
- Refactoring
- Systems Thinking
- Test Automation
- Test Strategy
- Trunk-based Development
- Value Stream Mapping
- Vibe Coding
- XP practices
Why Apply
This role suits someone skilled in AI-assisted development and vibe coding practices. You'll use AI tools to coach teams in XP and Lean methodologies, enhancing their ability to deliver autonomously and efficiently.
What You'll Be Doing
You will work closely with engineers, architects, and managers to improve their technical practices. This involves pairing in code, refining team routines, and ensuring improvements are measurable and sustainable. Your goal is to leave teams more capable and independent.
Working in Fort Worth, Texas
- Fort Worth offers a vibrant tech scene with growing opportunities in transportation and logistics sectors.
- The city is known for its affordable cost of living compared to other major tech hubs.
- Fort Worth has a rich cultural scene, including museums, music venues, and a variety of dining options.
- The area provides a favorable climate with mild winters, making it appealing for year-round outdoor activities.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers a competitive hourly rate of $100 to $120 with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eliassen Group supports career growth through continuous learning and skill development in technical coaching.
Benefits and Perks
- 401k with match
- Dental
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Medical
- Pre-tax accounts
- Sick Time
- Vision
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- Experienced in AI-assisted development and vibe coding practices.
- Comfortable coaching teams in XP and Lean methodologies.
- Able to influence without direct authority and improve team autonomy.
May not be for you if...
- Lacks experience with AI coding tools and practices.
- Prefers working in environments with rigid hierarchies.
- Uncomfortable with hybrid work arrangements requiring on-site presence in Fort Worth.
Original Job Description
Technical Coach
Fort Worth, TX
Type: Consulting
Category: Coaching
Industry: Transportation
Reference ID: JN -072026-107776
Date Posted: 07/07/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/FqEfI2
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Hybrid 3 to 4 days a week in Fort Worth, TX
Our client seeks a Technical Coach to raise engineering discipline and improve delivery flow. You will coach in the work by pairing in code, shaping team routines, and making improvements measurable and durable. You will influence without authority and leave teams more capable and independent.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $100.00 to $120.00/hr. w2
JN -072026-107776
Responsibilities:
Coach engineers, architects, scrum leads, and engineering managers in XP and Lean ways of working.
Partner with Product Coaches to align technical decisions, sequencing, and tradeoffs with product outcomes.
Coach teams to apply systems thinking, using story maps and discovery trees to clarify outcomes, explore options, slice work thin, and connect technical work to end-to-end customer value.
Enable small-batch delivery by helping teams slice work thin, shorten feedback loops, and deploy frequently and confidently through strong tests, design, and CI/CD.
Communicate progress with evidence, including what changed, the impact, and what is next.
Hold a high standard without being dogmatic and adapt to context without lowering the bar.
Experience Requirements:
Software delivery with ability to pair in production code, review designs, and coach refactoring with confidence.
XP practices including test-first development, refactoring, pairing or ensemble work, continuous integration, and trunk-based development.
Legacy code techniques including characterization tests, safe refactoring, and risk-driven modernization.
Test strategy across micro or unit testing, mutation testing, and pragmatic use of the test pyramid.
Delivery enablement with test automation, CI/CD, and DevOps practices that shorten feedback loops.
Lean delivery including visualizing work, removing bottlenecks, and value stream mapping.
Metrics and forecasting using flow metrics and probabilistic forecasting to support learning rather than to police teams.
AI-assisted development with hands-on experience using AI coding tools and agent-based workflows, including vibe coding practices, and ability to coach constitutional AI principles so AI-generated work remains auditable and aligned with team standards.
Recruitment Transparency Notice
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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