Newsela

Senior Software Engineer, Back End

Newsela

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Argentina

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSTerraform

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain components of our software platform that support attendance analytics, process management, and family communication tools
  • Maintain and improve our student and attendance data systems, ensuring they remain performant and scalable as they grow to support tens of millions of records
  • Develop new features that enhance product capabilities and drive meaningful outcomes for schools and students
  • Automate operational and monitoring processes to support system reliability and scalability
  • Optimize and enhance our AWS infrastructure to improve performance, efficiency, and system resilience
  • Contribute to technical discussions and help shape practical, scalable solutions, balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to translate product needs into technical solutions and deliver high-quality outcomes

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong foundation in building scalable backend systems
  • Advanced proficiency in our core stack (or similar technologies), including:
  • Experience working with AWS infrastructure, including tools such as Terraform, ECS, RDS/Aurora, SES, and messaging systems like SQS/SNS
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, maintaining strong attention to detail and delivering high-quality work on time
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts, trade-offs, and decisions to a range of stakeholders
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous and evolving environments, with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset
  • Experience collaborating across teams to drive alignment, communicate progress, and deliver against shared goals
  • Experience operating in environments with broad scope and ambiguity, with the ability to work across multiple areas of the stack.
  • Experience with education or education technology a plus
  • Fluent in English (written and verbal) required.
Benefits
  • Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringbackend systemsattendance analyticsprocess managementAWSTerraformECSRDSAuroraSQS
Soft Skills
communication skillsattention to detailproactive mindsetsolutions-orientedcollaborationproject managementtechnical discussionsstakeholder engagementadaptabilityproblem-solving