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Contractor: Senior Software Engineer
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Newsela is hiring a Contractor: Senior Software Engineer to own feature delivery for Newsela's AI-powered K-12 learning products from scoping through release. The engineer builds and validates LLM-powered functionality alongside Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design, using AI-assisted development wherever it adds value. Day-to-day work also covers keeping production systems observable and stable after each release.
Highlights
- Own feature delivery end-to-end, from scoping and design input through implementation and release, with minimal oversight
- Craft well-tested software that meets a high bar for quality, using AI-assisted development where it adds value
- Build and validate AI-integrated features, applying sound evaluation practices to LLM-powered functionality
- Partner with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to turn ambiguous work into clearly defined deliverables
- Maintain reliable systems through observability, quality, and incident-response best practices
- Support production releases so team systems are deployment-ready and stable afterward
- Sign on for a contract estimated at 12 months, with possible extension that is not guaranteed
- Get paid a monthly rate in USD, without company-sponsored benefits
- Work from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, or Mexico as the listed eligible countries
- Pass a background check as a condition of any offer
Contractor: Senior Software Engineer Full Description
Why you’ll love this role:
- Deliver high-quality work on time, leveraging AI tools to accelerate velocity without sacrificing craft.
- Own feature delivery end-to-end, from scoping and design input through implementation and release, with minimal oversight.
- Craft well-tested software that meets a high bar for quality, using AI-assisted development practices where they add value and exercising judgment where they don't.
- Build and validate AI-integrated features with sound engineering judgment, applying appropriate evaluation practices to LLM-powered and AI-assisted functionality.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to refine ambiguous work into clearly defined, valuable deliverables.
- Maintain reliable systems by applying best practices for observability, quality, and incident response, and actively use AI tooling to detect, diagnose, and resolve issues faster.
- Support production releases, ensuring your team's systems are deployment-ready and stable post-release.
Additional Role Details:
- This contract position is paid a monthly rate (USD).
- This person must be located in one of the following countries: Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica.
- Please note that given the nature of the position, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits.
- The contract is estimated to last 12 months with the potential for extension, though an extension is not guaranteed.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check as part of our pre-employment process.
Why you’ll love working at Newsela:
- Work From Home: We are a fully remote company!
- Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers!
About Newsela:
Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.
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