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Integration & Automation Engineer

Alajuela, Costa Rica - Remote

Overview
The Integration & Automation Engineer is responsible for designing and scaling automation across Nerdy’s SaaS platforms—integrating systems, improving service delivery workflows, and enabling visibility and reliability across IT & Security operations.

About Nerdy
Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY), the parent company of Varsity Tutors, is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Nerdy’s comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across 3,000+ subjects and multiple formats—including one-on-one instruction, small group classes, large format group classes, and adaptive self-study. Nerdy’s flagship business, Varsity Tutors, is one of the nation’s largest platforms for live online tutoring and classes. Its solutions are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions. Nerdy is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. Learn more about Nerdy at https://www.nerdy.com.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 3+ years of experience building automations and integrations across SaaS platforms.

  • Proficiency in Python and REST APIs, with hands-on experience designing orchestration logic and workflow automations.

  • Experience with integration and event-driven platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, AWS Lambda) for scalable, reusable automation.

  • Familiarity with configuration-as-code principles and structured data formats (e.g., JSON, YAML, logs, metrics).

  • Systems-thinking approach—ability to design resilient automations with observability and fault tolerance.

  • Understanding of secure-by-default design, access control, and audit logging in automated systems.

  • Strong communication and documentation skills in English, with the ability to work effectively in a remote, async-first environment.

Preferred:

  • Exposure to metrics pipelines, alerting systems, or dashboards that support automation monitoring.

  • Experience supporting service workflows such as onboarding, access changes, and compliance automation.

  • Familiarity with ITSM concepts such as incident, request, and change workflows.

  • Experience partnering with Security or DevOps teams to align automation with broader system architecture.

  • Interest in integration architecture, platform engineering, or extensible tooling design.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver system-level automations that connect workflows and data across IT & Security SaaS tools.

  • Develop orchestration logic using APIs, Python, GitHub Actions, and event-driven platforms like AWS Lambda.

  • Build reusable automation modules to improve consistency, reduce manual effort, and scale IT service delivery.

  • Implement observability practices—logging, metrics, and event tracing—to support troubleshooting and operational visibility.

  • Define integration patterns and configuration-as-code standards for repeatable and auditable automation.

  • Monitor automation health and surface actionable metrics to improve performance and reliability.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to convert service requirements into resilient automation architectures.

  • Contribute to internal libraries, standards, and documentation to scale automation across the environment.

  • Support the automation you build—investigating issues, responding to escalations, and ensuring ongoing reliability.

Leadership & Culture Expectations
You will embody and promote Nerdy’s leadership principles:

  • Goes Deep: You dig into metrics and logs to understand automation performance and identify areas for improvement.

  • Delivers Results: You take ownership of outcomes and follow through on commitments with precision.

  • Bias for Action: You prototype quickly, iterate often, and adapt in response to real-world feedback.

  • Builds Teams: You collaborate across disciplines, share knowledge, and raise the bar through reusable solutions.

  • Builds Trust & Communicates Openly: You bring clarity to complex systems through excellent documentation and open collaboration.

  • Thinks Big & Innovates: You envision scalable automation platforms and help define the connective tissue of Nerdy’s IT ecosystem.

  • Is Apolitical: You focus on enabling the business through thoughtful, mission-driven automation design.

Learn more about Nerdy’s Leadership Principles and culture here.

Unlock Your Full Potential at Nerdy:
At Nerdy, we’re not just transforming education—we’re transforming your life. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

  • Competitive Salary in USD

  • Remote Position

  • Flexible Time Off: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most.

  • 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).

  • National Holidays

  • A fun, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment with plenty of training and a feedback-rich culture.

  • Unique opportunity to help transform how the world learns!

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