Contractor: Senior Software Engineer (Remote, Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Mexico)
Newsela8 hours ago
Remote, Chile +5 moreSenior
Responsibilities
- Own feature delivery from scoping and design input through implementation and release.
- Build and validate AI-integrated and LLM-powered features using appropriate evaluation practices.
- Develop high-quality, well-tested software and apply sound engineering judgment when using AI-assisted development tools.
- Partner with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to define valuable deliverables.
- Maintain reliable systems through observability, quality, incident response, and AI-assisted issue diagnosis.
- Support production releases and ensure systems remain deployment-ready and stable after release.
Requirements
- Senior-level software engineering experience and the ability to own feature delivery with minimal oversight are required by the role scope.
- Experience building, testing, and releasing reliable software is required.
- Ability to evaluate AI-integrated or LLM-powered functionality is required.
- Ability to collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design is required.
- Candidates must be located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, or Costa Rica.
Benefits
- Fully remote work-from-home arrangement.
- Contract estimated at 12 months with potential extension, though extension is not guaranteed.
- Paid monthly in USD.
- This contract role is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits.
- Employment offers are contingent on successful completion of a background check.
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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.