Contractor: Senior Backend Software Engineering Services

Posted 8 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Edtech
Meaningful classroom learning for every student.
The Role
The Senior Backend Engineer Contractor will develop high-quality software and automated tests, own feature delivery, and collaborate with engineering and product teams to refine goals into actionable items.
Summary Generated by Built In

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. 

Top Skills

Python
SQL
The Company
HQ: New York, New York
476 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

We are on a mission to deliver meaningful classroom learning for every student. We’re an edtech company that brings together digital content with integrated assessments and insights. The result is more engaged readers—and engaged readers are better learners.

Why Work With Us

Newsela is built on a mission of providing meaningful classroom learning for every student. We’re not only making a difference in the classroom; we’re focused on building an inclusive and supportive culture internally by encouraging continued learning, celebrating what makes our team unique, and working together to empower minds everywhere.

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