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Newsela
Actively Hiring
The best lessons start with the best content
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
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Contractor: Senior Backend Software Engineering Services

Posted: 2 weeks ago• Recruiter recently active
Job Location
Remote • 
Argentina • 
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About the job

Seeking to hire a Contractor based out of Argentina or Mexico for Senior Backend Software Engineering Services.

Scope of Services:

  • As a Backend Engineer Contractor, you will help the team deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.

  • You will be a key contributor within a software development team, and will craft great software and automated tests to assure the design and quality of your code.

  • You will also own delivery of features, independently, and will provide thoughtful input that helps with scoping and design for your team.

  • Reporting to the Manager of Engineering, you will partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to refine ambiguous goals into clearly defined, iterative work items.

Why you’re a great fit:

  • You have 5+ years of backend experience in software development and have demonstrated success working in a software as a service (SaaS) environment.
  • You are able to leverage your intermediate experience in Python to effectively build and deploy highly performant and well tested REST APIs and create performant data models.
  • Additionally, you have a firm understanding of relational databases and experience in writing SQL and optimizing data models, as well as writing and optimizing queries with scalability and performance in mind.
  • Experience working with LLMs or machine learning models is a plus but not required.
  • On top of your technical skills, you are excited to work in a collaborative and inclusive environment that supports continued improvement through code reviews and feedback.
  • You take pride in your ability to identify missing requirements early in the development cycle, create and maintain performant and scalable backend systems, write resilient and testable code, and deliver on sprint commitments.

Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits.

About the company

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Newsela

Actively Hiring
The best lessons start with the best content201-500 Employees
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • Valuation $1B+
    This company has a valuation of $1B or more
  • 4.2
    Highly rated
    Newsela is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.2 out of 5 stars
  • 4.2
    Work / Life Balance
    Employees rate Newsela 4.2/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED
$70.3M
FUNDED OVER
4 rounds
Rounds
C
$50,000,000
Series C - Mar 2019+3

Perks

One Medical Membership
Concierge primary care clinic and 24/7 virtual care, free for all full-time employees!
Health Insurance Benefits
Dental Insurance Benefits
Vision Insurance Benefits
Health
Access to the world’s leading medical experts for healthcare. Pets included!
401(k) Plan
Parental Leave & Return to Work Programs
Family
Generous time off for your most important job — maternity, paternity, and adoption.
Employee Equity
Flexible Work from Home Policy
Unlimited PTO
Time Off
Unlimited time to recharge.
Fully Stocked Kitchen
Newsela has a fully stocked kitchen including unlimited snacks, coffee, tea and all of the flavored seltzer you can handle. You might even be able to catch a Top Chef competition every now and then.
Wellness Perks & Discounts
We want everyone to take care of themselves (and have fun while doing so!). Employees have access to discounts on gym memberships, healthy meal prep subscriptions, workout classes, and more!
Wellness
Discounts and resources to stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
Bike Share Programs
To help with your commute (and stay active during the warmer months), Newsela will fully cover your Citi Bike & Ford GoBike membership.
Commute
Save on trains (of course!), bikes (why not?), and airplanes (maybe one day).
NewselaU
Our company is focused on helping students learn. And we our own team to be able to continue learning too! All full-time employees get an annual stipend to use towards continued learning and professional development courses.
Learning
Continue your learning — on us!
Monthly Happy Hours
Our team loves to celebrate each other, especially when it comes to birthdays. We host monthly birthday happy hours in our office, and send out treats to our remote employees so they don't miss out on the fun!
Finance
Helping you tackle student debt and support for your personal finances.

Founders

Matthew Gross
Founder & CEO • 3 years
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Dan Cogan-Drew
Founder • 3 years
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