Contractor: Senior Software Engineer
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Job description
Contract software engineering role at Newsela, building and shipping AI-integrated, well-tested software end-to-end with minimal oversight. The contract is estimated to last 12 months with potential (not guaranteed) extension.
At a glance
- Employment
- Contract
- Work mode
- Remote
What you'll do
- 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
Benefits
- Work From Home: fully remote company
- Not eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits
How to get hired
- 1Successful completion of a background check as part of the pre-employment process
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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.
Mission
Meaningful classroom learning for every student.
Key facts
- Education technology
- Fully remote company
- AI-powered solutions for K–12 classrooms
- Grounded in learning science research