Newsela

About Newsela

Newsela pioneers meaningful classroom learning, transforming real-world content into accessible educational materials for K-12 students. Our platform serves over 40 million students and 3.3 million teachers, powering instruction across 90% of US K-12 schools. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions that unlock student engagement and empower educators. You will contribute to a platform that makes news, social studies, science, and ELA content adaptable for every learner. We support knowledge development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making. Your work helps integrate content, assessment, and analytics to track progress and deliver high-impact instruction.

How We Work

Newsela operates as a fully remote company, providing you with a monthly tech stipend to support your home office needs. We value constructive feedback, strong engineering practices, and shared problem-solving. Our environment balances speed, quality, and long-term maintainability. You will experience a collaborative and mission-driven team where continuous improvement is central. We foster an environment that encourages taking initiative and making a tangible difference. Our culture emphasizes trust, autonomy, and execution discipline across all teams.

Engineering at Newsela

As an engineer at Newsela, you will solve complex challenges in EdTech, building AI-powered learning experiences. We ship full-stack features with measurable product impact across frontend, backend, and data. You will work on robust cloud-based back-end services, internal LLMs, and third-party AI tools. Our tech stack includes TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python, leveraging WebdriverIO and Playwright for test automation. We optimize and enhance our AWS infrastructure using tools like Terraform, ECS, RDS/Aurora, SES, SQS/SNS for performance and scalability. You will contribute to technical discussions and shape practical, scalable solutions. We are AI-native, with coding agents like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot integrated into daily workflows, and we push the boundaries of agentic development.

Why Join Us

• Drive direct impact, helping 40M+ students and 3.3M teachers nationwide.
• Work in a fully remote environment with flexible PTO and a winter break.
• Contribute to AI-powered solutions, enhancing learning with cutting-edge technology.
• Access an annual learning and development allowance for continuous growth.
• Receive comprehensive benefits including medical, 401(k) match, and family support.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and HSA accounts.
• Monthly tech stipend for remote work needs.
• Inclusive family benefits: parental leave, fertility support, adoption assistance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match and incentive stock options.
• Flexible PTO, paid sick time, company holidays, and winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
• Annual learning and development allowance for professional growth.
• Gym reimbursement, pet insurance, and free access to Calm app.