Head of Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Formulate the engineering strategy aimed at addressing significant distribution challenges and scaling systems for the upcoming decade.

• Build and lead a team of innovators.

• Propel the AI-first transformation within the engineering organization.

• Ensure that engineering is organized and equipped to develop scalable, resilient systems that support low-latency conversational experiences, extensive microservices orchestration, and real-time machine learning processing.

• Guide teams that work with Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Go, Python, React, and AWS.

• Advocate for the integration of Claude Code and multi-agent systems to enhance developer productivity.

• Collaborate directly with C-level executives and Product Leadership to ensure the technical roadmap aligns with business objectives.

• Supervise multiple engineering divisions.

• Mentor Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers.

• Advance the organizational design to break down silos, boost deployment speed, and uphold extreme reliability.

• Engage in technical screenings, architecture live cases, live coding assessments, architecture interviews, and technology leadership interviews.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in software engineering.

• At least 5 years in senior leadership positions managing managers, Directors, and Staff/Principal Engineers in high-growth or enterprise technology settings.

• Proven experience in scaling engineering teams of 50 or more engineers.

• Profound understanding of modern software architecture paradigms, distributed data consistency, and data-intensive applications.

• Capability to evaluate architectures that support Machine Learning/AI features at a large scale.

• Proven ability to navigate executive-level trade-offs, including CapEx vs. OpEx, velocity vs. reliability, optimization of organizational structure, and make-or-buy decisions.

• Demonstrated ability to attract top-tier talent, manage complex organizational transformations, and cultivate an inclusive, high-ownership engineering culture.

• Fluency in Portuguese.

• Excellent command of English (required).

• Experience with Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Go, Python, React, and AWS.

• Technical expertise to engage with Staff and Principal Engineers on intricate architectural trade-offs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Profit sharing.

• Meal allowance.

• Health insurance.

• Dental plan.

• Life insurance.

• Childcare subsidy and Atypical Parenthood subsidy.

• Wellhub.

• Home office allowance.

• Employee assistance program (mental health, social, legal, and financial support).

• Extended parental leave.

• Day off on your birthday, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day.

• Benefits Club (discounts on everyday services).

• Discounts at educational institutions.

• Children’s reading kit – PlayKids.

• Work From Anywhere program, allowing employees to work from any country for up to 90 days per year.