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Summary
Senior Fullstack Software Engineering Contractor for Newsela's Content Management Systems team, responsible for delivering high-quality features and automated tests while partnering with engineering, product, and design teams to refine and execute on content production systems.
Key Responsibilities: Design and build performant REST APIs using Python, develop and optimize relational database schemas and queries, write high-quality code with comprehensive testing, conduct code reviews, and independently own feature delivery while collaborating on scoping and architectural decisions.
Skills & Tools: 5+ years of full-stack SaaS development experience with intermediate Python proficiency, firm understanding of relational databases and SQL optimization, JavaScript experience, strong collaborative mindset, and demonstrated ability to write scalable, accessible, and high-quality code with attention to testing and performance.
Qualifications: 5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience in SaaS environments with proven expertise in Python backend development, relational databases, and REST APIs. Experience with JavaScript and demonstrated success in collaborative software development teams required.
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina or Mexico (remote/contractor-based)
Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation for this role is ARS 2,400,000 – ARS 3,600,000/year (approximately USD 28,000 – USD 42,000/year equivalent) based on senior fullstack title, seniority level, and Buenos Aires market rates.
Job Description
Seeking to hire a Contractor based out of Argentina or Mexico for Senior Software Engineering Services.
Scope of Services:
- As a Contractor of our growing Technology team, you will help the team deliver high-quality work on time.
- 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 Engineering Manager for Content Engineering; temporarily reporting to the CTO.
- You will partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to refine ambiguous work items into clearly defined, valuable work items.
- The Content Management Systems team owns the content production systems at Newsela and plays a vital role in the life blood of our platform. This system includes editorial tooling and publishing flows for a variety of content types, as well as content metadata and curricular standards alignments.
Why you’re a great fit:
- You have 5+ years of full-stack 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 REST APIs.
- Additionally, you have a firm understanding of relational databases and experience in SQL creating and modifying data models, as well as writing and optimizing queries with scalability and performance in mind.
- You also have some experience in Javascript.
- 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 will be measured by demonstration of your technical expertise and involvement in scoping and preparing for delivery via groomed user stories, as well as execution of individual contributor tasks (architectural patterns and adherence, high-quality code and tests written, PR review cycle, QA findings, completing sprint commitments, identifying missing requirements, adherence to accessibility standards, and non-bias terminology in code.
Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits.