Senior Software Engineer - Remote, End-to-End AI Features

Newsela Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Newsela is seeking a software professional to own end-to-end feature delivery, leveraging AI tools to accelerate velocity while maintaining high-quality craft. You will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to define and implement valuable features, and ensure reliable, deployment-ready systems post-release.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, rigorous testing, observability, and quick iteration within a fully remote company.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality work on time, leveraging AI tools to accelerate velocity without sacrificing craft.
• Own feature delivery end-to-end, from scoping and design input through implementation and release, with minimal oversight.
• Craft well-tested software that meets a high bar for quality, using AI-assisted development practices where they add value and exercising judgment where they don't.
• Build and validate AI-integrated features with sound engineering judgment, applying appropriate evaluation practices to LLM-powered and AI-assisted functionality.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to refine ambiguous work into clearly defined, valuable deliverables.
• Maintain reliable systems by applying best practices for observability, quality, and incident response, and actively use AI tooling to detect, diagnose, and resolve issues faster.
• Support production releases, ensuring your team's systems are deployment-ready and stable post-release.

Job description

Newsela is seeking a software professional to own end-to-end feature delivery, leveraging AI tools to accelerate velocity while maintaining high-quality craft. You will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design to define and implement valuable features, and ensure reliable, deployment-ready systems post-release.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, rigorous testing, observability, and quick iteration within a fully remote company.