Senior Software Engineer (AI-Native)(Full time Contractor - India)

Nerdy, Inc.; Hyderabad, Pune District, Bengaluru; Remote; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nerdy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (AI-Native) to help shape how students, educators, and institutions interact with our technology.

You will build fast, elegant interfaces and integrate AI into real-time classroom experiences while collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams. As part of a globally distributed team, you will own end-to-end development, deploy scalable web apps, and continuously improve performance and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Experience with core OO programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, C#).
• Backend services & technologies experience a plus.
• Deployment systems experience (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeDeploy).
• Familiarity with AWS services (RDS, Lambda, EC2).
• Linux OS and CLI proficiency.
• Understanding of OO design, algorithms and data structures.
• Ability to quickly learn new languages/ technologies.
• Experience building high-traffic websites and SEO optimization.
• Experience with AI-native tools to boost productivity.

Responsibilities

• Write performant, maintainable, well-documented code.
• Write automated tests to validate correctness.
• Deploy large-scale web applications.
• Maintain focus on quality and iterative improvement.
• Participate in on-call rotation and own code end-to-end.
• Learn from industry experts and continuously improve.

Skills

Java/C++/C#

OO design

Algorithms

Data structures

Web development

SEO

AI-native tools

Learning agility

Education

Computer Science or related degree

Tools

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeDeploy

AWS Services

Linux

Cursor

Make

Supabase

Netlify

Claude Code

n8n

Vercel

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (AI-Native)(Full time Contractor - India)

Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help shape how students, educators, and institutions interact with our technology. Whether it’s building a seamless class discovery flow, improving accessibility and performance, or integrating AI into real-time classroom experiences, your work will directly impact how people learn every day. You’ll collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to create fast, elegant, and responsive interfaces that bring our innovations to life.

About Nerdy:

At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) - the company behind Varsity Tutors - we’re redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI™ platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale. We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you’d bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win.

Fortune favors the bold. Join us.

How we compete:

AI-Native at every level
From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you’re not wielding AI, you’re not done.

Entrepreneurial velocity
Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die.

Free-market rigor
Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside.

Full-stack ownership
You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug.

Reward for contribution
Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and howyou achieve it: living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded.

Relentless exploration
Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way.

Is Apolitical
You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes.

If you’re a technically minded builder who thrives on open competition, personal responsibility, and the chance to redefine how the world learns - while continually stretching the limits of what generative AI can do - come do the most ambitious and rewarding work of your career here. Learn more at nerdy.com.

Nerdy’s shareholder letters below explain our latest products and strategy:

Experie nc e with a core Object-Oriented Programming language like Java/C++/C#

Familiarity with backend services & technologies is a plus

Experience with deployment systems (e.g. GitHub Actions, AWS CodeDeploy).

Familiarity with AWS Services (e.g. RDS, Lambda, EC2, et cetera).

Familiarity with the Linux operating system and command-line tools.

Understanding of OO design, algorithms, and data structures.

Aptitude to quickly learn new languages and technologies as necessary.

Experience developing websites that are visited by thousands of visitors daily.

Experience with enhancing SEO performance.

Experienced with AI-native tools that enhance productivity and speed (e.g., Cursor, Make, Supabase, Netlify, Claude Code, n8n, Firecrawl, ChatGPT, Grok, Bolt, Vercel, etc).

Understand and appreciate that Nerdy is an apolitical company and that we can have the largest impact if we are united in our focus on helping people learn and not divided or distracted by advancing unrelated causes.

Computer Science or related degree preferred.

Responsibilities:

Write performant, maintainable code that is easy to read and well-documented.

Write automated tests to thoroughly validate the correctness of your code.

Deploy large-scale web applications.

Have a focus on quality, and operate iteratively to get from good to better.

Be a part of your team’s on‑call rotation; we all own our code end-to-end from development to deployment to operations.

Come ready to learn from some of the best and brightest in the industry.

Work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic and fast-moving team.

Be effective in a team environment working with fellow engineers, product management, and design.

Unlock Your Full Potential at Nerdy:

Join our worldwide team—work from home, get great pay, and help shape the future of learning. Here’s what you get:

Competitive USD-Benchmarked Compensation: Earn a market‑leading rate set in U.S. dollars, paid to you in local currency.

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).

The Bottom Line:

If you're driven by impact, energized by ownership, and excited to help shape what’s next, you’ll thrive here. We move fast, think big, and reward those who deliver. This isn’t a traditional corporate environment - it’s a place to do the most meaningful work of your career.