Contractor: Senior Software Engineer (Remote, Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Mexico)
Newsela3 hours ago
Remote, Chile +5 moreSenior
Responsibilities
- Own feature delivery from scoping and design input through implementation and release.
- Build, test, and validate AI-integrated and LLM-powered functionality using appropriate evaluation practices.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to clarify ambiguous work.
- Maintain reliable systems through observability, quality, incident response, and production support.
- Use AI tooling to accelerate development and help detect, diagnose, and resolve issues.
- Support production releases and ensure systems remain deployment-ready and stable.
Requirements
- Senior-level software engineering experience is indicated by the role title.
- Sound engineering judgment and ability to deliver high-quality, well-tested software with minimal oversight.
- Ability to build and evaluate AI-integrated or LLM-powered features.
- Ability to collaborate across Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design.
- Ability to support observability, incident response, production releases, and system reliability.
- Must be located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, or Costa Rica.
- Must successfully complete a background check as a condition of employment.
Benefits
- Fully remote work-from-home arrangement.
- Contract estimated at 12 months with potential extension, though extension is not guaranteed.
- Monthly payment in USD.
- Contract position is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits.
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About Newsela
Newsela builds a K–12 instructional content platform that delivers leveled nonfiction articles, lessons, and assessments for reading, social studies, and science. Schools and districts buy annual subscriptions for teachers and students; content is sourced from news and licensed publishers and aligned to state standards, with integrations for common classroom tools. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, the privately held company reports classroom use across all 50 U.S. states.