Software Engineering Leader

Job Description

What’s the opportunity?  

As our Software Engineering Leader you'll be in charge of leading a software development team and the applications that team owns. Your team will build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be leading a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications with big customers like Netflix, Amazon, Nike, Facebook & more! The different members of the team will report directly to you and you will be involved in helping develop their careers within the company.


What will I be doing?
  • You'll be responsible for week-to-week planning of your team and keeping each member accountable
  • As a tech lead, part of your role is to be a people manager - It's vital you dedicate time to managing your team members
  • You'll be expected to drive technical direction in projects and assure they meet scalability and robustness requirements
  • You'll be hands-on on projects, getting deep into code and project architecture
  • You'll be responsible for hiring for your team
  • You'll be responsible for communicating and planning between other teams

  • What skills do I need?
  • Proven experience leading remote development teams
  • Strong hands-on Software Development background
  • Expertise in Java or Go, plus JavaScript and TypeScript for frontend
  • Extensive experience building scalable applications
  • Proficient with monitoring tools like NewRelic, Datadog, Grafana/Prometheus, and distributed logs (e.g., ELK)
  • Experience working with critical applications (performance, scalability, security)
  • Experience with microservices architecture and relational databases
  • Knowledge of AWS and NoSQL (desirable)
  • Test-driven development and strong understanding of version control (Git)
  • Strong documentation skills
  • Upper-intermediate English (Spanish is a plus)