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    Newsela

    Education

    Contractor: Senior Software Engineer

    Any, Costa RicaRemoteContractPosted 1mo ago
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    Job 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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    About the company

    Newsela

    Newsela is an EdTech platform offering instructional content and tools for K-12 students and educators.

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    Industry
    Education
    Founded
    2013
    Open roles
    11

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