Staff Engineer (AI-Native) (Full time contractor) at Nerdy

Remote - ArgentinaContractRemoteEngineeringPosted about 1 month ago

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Overview: We are looking for a Staff Engineer in LATAM to join the engineering team! In this role, you will set technical direction across both front-end and back-end systems, helping shape the architecture, performance, reliability, and user experience of our learning platform. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across squads, partner closely with Product and Design, and drive the development of scalable, secure-by-default, AI-powered customer experiences. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who can move fluidly across the stack, from high-traffic user interfaces to high-scale services, while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization. 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: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> 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. </li> <li> Entrepreneurial velocity Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die. </li> <li> Free-market rigor Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside. </li> <li> Full-stack ownership You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug. </li> <li> 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. </li> <li> Relentless exploration Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way. </li> <li> Is Apolitical You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes. </li> </ul> 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<a href="http://nerdy.com/">nerdy.com</a>. Nerdy’s shareholder letters below explain our latest products and strategy: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <a href="https://s206.q4cdn.com/118732467/files/doc_financials/2025/q4/Nerdy-4Q2025-Shareholder-Letter.pdf" target="_blank">Q4-2025 Shareholder Letter</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://s206.q4cdn.com/118732467/files/doc_financials/2025/q3/Nerdy-3Q2025-Shareholder-Letter-1.pdf" target="_blank">Q3-2025 Shareholder Letter</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://s206.q4cdn.com/118732467/files/doc_financials/2025/q2/Nerdy-2Q2025-Shareholder-Letter.pdf" target="_blank">Q2-2025 Shareholder Letter</a> </li> </ul> Responsibilities <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> 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. </li> <li> Solution Design: Lead the design and architectural discussions for systems, making pivotal decisions on frameworks, state management patterns, component architecture, and design systems. </li> <li> 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. </li> <li> Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure the timely delivery of features. </li> <li> Strategy and Vision: Contribute to the engineering department's strategy and vision, bringing innovative ideas to improve our customer-facing experiences. </li> <li> Problem Solving: Address complex technical challenges, innovate solutions, and optimize existing systems for scalability and performance. </li> <li> Team Development: Mentor and develop team members, helping them to grow in their technical roles and careers. </li> <li> AI Enablement: Leverage AI-native tools and approaches to improve development speed, product capabilities, and engineering effectiveness across the software lifecycle. </li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> 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. </li> <li> Strong full-stack expertise, including domain in: </li> </ul>            Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript            Backend: Javascript, Java, Golang  <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> Explicit mentoring of senior-level engineers regularly, leading to results. </li> <li> Significant experience in AWS-based cloud architecture environments. </li> <li> In-depth knowledge of modern software engineering practices, design patterns, and architectures. </li> <li> Experienced with AI-native tools that enhance productivity and speed (Cursor, <a href="http://make.com/">Make.com</a>, Supabase, Netlify, Claude Code, n8n, Firecrawl, ChatGPT, Grok, Bolt, Vercel, etc). </li> <li> Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. </li> <li> Experience designing high-traffic web applications and scalable distributed services. </li> <li> Demonstrated experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. </li> <li> Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. </li> <li> A strong owner willing to roll up their sleeves. This role includes coding and reviewing the code of others. </li> <li> Ability to implement customer-facing solutions that solve the customers' true needs with exceptional user experiences. </li> <li> Nerdy is an apolitical company focused solely on helping people learn, and we achieve the most when united in this mission. </li> </ul> Unleash Your Potential at Nerdy: At Nerdy, you'll earn your success through meritocracy and exceptional outcomes. Our benefits reward performance and initiative: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> Competitive USD Compensation: Enjoy a market-leading rate paid in U.S. dollars. </li> <li> 100% Remote (Home Country Only): Work from anywhere in your home country—no relocation required, no borders crossed. </li> <li> Flexible Time Off: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most. </li> <li> Local Holiday Pay: We honor your nation’s official holidays with paid time off—celebrate what matters to you. </li> <li> 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. </li> <li> Supercharge with AI: Gain exclusive access to cutting-edge AI tools that boost your productivity, making you feel almost super-human (cape not included). </li> <li> 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. </li> <li> Make a Global Impact: Your expertise fuels an innovative platform used by learners around the world—be part of something transformative. </li> </ul> 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.

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