Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Level: Technical Leadership

About the Role

We are seeking an Engineering Lead to lead the development of cutting-edge digital and AI-driven solutions within a global technology organization. This position will act as the right hand to senior engineering leadership, combining deep technical expertise with strong management skills.

The Engineering Lead will play a critical role in shaping and scaling modular, containerized solutions that integrate seamlessly across distributed systems. You will balance hands-on coding with technical leadership and team management, ensuring delivery excellence while fostering a high-performance culture.

This is a highly visible role within a global environment, requiring strong communication skills, the ability to connect technology with business outcomes, and experience in building scalable, future-ready solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Define and drive software engineering standards, modular development practices (“lego-box” approach), and containerized architectures.

• Provide architectural guidance for distributed and cloud-native systems, ensuring alignment with global standards.

• Act as a technical authority, owning technical choices and actively contributing to the codebase when needed.

• Ensure high-quality delivery of digital and AI solutions, from system design to deployment and ongoing operations.

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, coach, and inspire multidisciplinary teams including software engineers, data engineers, data scientists, MLEs, and SREs.

• Promote best practices in software development, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps methodologies.

• Foster a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages professional growth and continuous learning.

• Collaborate closely with global engineering leaders, product managers, and business stakeholders to ensure technology strategy is aligned with organizational goals.

Product & Business Alignment

• Translate business challenges into scalable digital solutions, balancing technical innovation with operational value.

• Work alongside product and business leaders to ensure solutions meet both functional and strategic objectives.

• Guarantee that regional developments integrate into a cohesive global ecosystem of modular solutions.

Delivery & Operations

• Oversee delivery quality and speed, ensuring robust code, data pipelines, and deployment practices.

• Address issues at the right level (individual, team, or system) with proper prioritization.

• Ensure global coherence across products while meeting local business needs.

• Contribute to the development and deployment of AI agents and generative AI solutions in real-world environments.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

• Experience: 8+ years in software engineering, including experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager in a scale-up or large organization.

• Strong background in software development (Web & Mobile) with proficiency in Python, C#, React, microservices, containers, and modular architectures.

• Solid experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), CI/CD practices, and distributed systems.

• Proven track record of leading technical teams in designing and delivering scalable, robust digital solutions.

• Practical exposure to AI/ML projects, including development of intelligent agents and generative AI deployments.

• Experience with technical recruitment, onboarding, and upskilling of engineering teams.

• Fluency in English (essential, global collaboration required).

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership presence, capable of inspiring and guiding diverse technical teams.

• Excellent communication skills, able to clearly explain complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.

• Strategic mindset, aligning technology vision with business outcomes.

• High adaptability to work in global, multicultural environments.

• Empathy, accountability, and resilience to drive performance under pressure.