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Contractor: Senior Software Engineer

Newsela· Software Development
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Hybrid (Remote (Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica))contractPosted 2w ago

About the role

Contractor role for a Senior Software Engineer focused on end-to-end feature delivery, AI-assisted development, and reliable production systems. Remote in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, or Costa Rica.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Skills

Required:AI-assisted software developmentEnd-to-end feature deliveryObservability and incident responseCollaboration with cross-functional teams

Benefits

  • No company-sponsored benefits due to contract nature
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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