Head of Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Engineering based in Brazil.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of engineering, product strategy, and business execution within a fast-scaling digital commerce environment. You will be responsible for shaping the technical vision while ensuring strong alignment with product and company goals. The role combines hands-on technical involvement with strategic leadership, requiring both architectural expertise and team management capabilities. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and executive stakeholders to drive roadmap execution. The environment is fast-paced, highly iterative, and focused on rapid growth and innovation. It is an opportunity to build, scale, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization while directly influencing product direction and business outcomes.

• Own and drive the end-to-end engineering and product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities and execution timelines.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, fostering accountability, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with executive leadership, product, and design teams to translate business strategy into technical delivery.
• Oversee sprint planning, project execution, resource allocation, and delivery milestones to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
• Define and enforce engineering best practices, ensuring scalability, system reliability, and code quality.
• Actively contribute to system architecture, technical decision-making, and hands-on development when needed.
• Identify risks, remove blockers, and ensure successful delivery of complex technical initiatives.
• Promote a strong culture of ownership, collaboration, and operational excellence across engineering teams.

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Requirements:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading and scaling engineering teams in startup or fast-growth environments.
• Strong track record of owning product roadmaps and delivering cross-functional technical projects.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, system design, and scalable engineering practices.
• Hands-on technical capability with the ability to contribute to code and architecture when required.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with founders and executive teams.
• Highly organized, proactive, and capable of managing multiple priorities in dynamic environments.
• Strong product mindset with the ability to prioritize based on business impact and user value.
• Experience in e-commerce or similar fast-paced digital product environments is highly desirable.
• Passion for building teams, developing talent, and driving organizational growth.

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Benefits:

• Competitive compensation aligned with senior leadership responsibilities.
• Remote or flexible work arrangements (depending on team structure).
• Opportunity to lead engineering in a high-growth international startup environment.
• Significant ownership over product and technical strategy.
• Direct impact on business growth and product direction.
• Collaborative, high-performance culture with strong autonomy.
• Opportunity to build and scale engineering teams from the ground up.
• Exposure to cutting-edge product development and modern tech stacks.