Nerdy Dragon

Staff Engineer, AI-Native – Full Time Contractor

Nerdy Dragon

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Colombia

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoJavaJavaScriptTypeScript

About the role

  • Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical point of reference for the squad and broader engineering team, ensuring best practices in architecture, performance optimization, and accessibility standards are upheld.
  • Solution Design: Lead the design and architectural discussions for systems, making pivotal decisions on frameworks, state management patterns, component architecture, and design systems.
  • Code Quality: Advocate for and ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code. Conduct regular code reviews and provide mentorship to team members.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure the timely delivery of features.
  • Strategy and Vision: Contribute to the engineering department's strategy and vision, bringing innovative ideas to improve our customer-facing experiences.
  • Problem Solving: Address complex technical challenges, innovate solutions, and optimize existing systems for scalability and performance.
  • Team Development: Mentor and develop team members, helping them to grow in their technical roles and careers.
  • AI Enablement: Leverage AI-native tools and approaches to improve development speed, product capabilities, and engineering effectiveness across the software lifecycle.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and evolving complex, high-scale systems and customer-facing applications.
  • Strong full-stack expertise, including domain in:
  • Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript
  • Backend: Javascript, Java, Golang
  • Explicit mentoring of senior-level engineers regularly, leading to results.
  • Significant experience in AWS-based cloud architecture environments.
  • In-depth knowledge of modern software engineering practices, design patterns, and architectures.
  • Experienced with AI-native tools that enhance productivity and speed (Cursor, Make.com, Supabase, Netlify, Claude Code, n8n, Firecrawl, ChatGPT, Grok, Bolt, Vercel, etc).
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience designing high-traffic web applications and scalable distributed services.
  • Demonstrated experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • A strong owner willing to roll up their sleeves. This role includes coding and reviewing the code of others.
  • Ability to implement customer-facing solutions that solve the customers' true needs with exceptional user experiences.
  • Nerdy is an apolitical company focused solely on helping people learn, and we achieve the most when united in this mission.
Benefits
  • Competitive USD Compensation: Enjoy a market-leading rate paid in U.S. dollars.
  • 100% Remote (Home Country Only): Work from anywhere in your home country—no relocation required, no borders crossed.
  • Flexible Time Off: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most.
  • Local Holiday Pay: We honor your nation’s official holidays with paid time off—celebrate what matters to you.
  • Continuous Learning: Get a free, all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household—including 1-on-1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and access to our full suite of learning products and services.
  • Supercharge with AI: Gain exclusive access to cutting-edge AI tools that boost your productivity, making you feel almost super-human (cape not included).
  • Feedback-Rich, Collaborative Culture: Tap into regular training, peer reviews, and a team that treats every team member as a vital collaborator and owner in our success.
  • Make a Global Impact: Your expertise fuels an innovative platform used by learners around the world—be part of something transformative.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaScriptTypeScriptJavaGolangAWSAI-native toolsdesign patternsscalable distributed serviceshigh-traffic web applicationssoftware engineering practices
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteam developmentinnovationstrategic visionanalytical skillsownership