Staff Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Engineer in Brazil.

This role is designed for a highly experienced engineering leader who wants to shape the architecture and technical direction of large-scale, mission-critical systems. You will work in a long-established software environment focused on digital transformation for public and private organizations across Brazil. Acting as a senior technical reference, you will guide multiple engineering squads, influence architectural decisions, and lead initiatives that improve scalability, reliability, and performance across distributed systems. The position combines hands-on engineering, strategic thinking, and technical mentorship, with a strong focus on modernizing legacy platforms and adopting emerging technologies such as generative AI. It is an opportunity to operate at a senior technical level where your decisions directly impact product evolution, engineering quality, and organizational scalability.

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, highly available distributed system architectures.
• Act as a technical reference and architectural advisor across multiple engineering squads.
• Conduct technical proof-of-concepts (POCs) and prototypes to validate engineering and business hypotheses.
• Mentor senior engineers, supporting them in system design, architecture decisions, and best practices.
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into robust, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve performance, reliability, and security bottlenecks in complex systems.
• Lead modernization initiatives, including the migration of legacy systems to modern architectures.
• Drive the adoption and experimentation of emerging technologies, including generative AI and LLM-based solutions.
• Contribute to architectural documentation, technical standards, and engineering decision records (ADRs).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between technical strategy and business goals.

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical fields.
• Strong background in software engineering with extensive experience in backend development and system design.
• Proven experience designing distributed systems and high-availability architectures.
• Advanced proficiency in Java for backend development and architectural design.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud in production environments.
• Experience acting as a senior technical reference with influence across multiple teams or squads.
• Strong knowledge of observability practices, including logs, metrics, and distributed tracing.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in production systems.
• Familiarity with generative AI, large language models (LLMs), or agent frameworks such as LangChain or CrewAI.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to operate in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and influence architectural decisions across stakeholders.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Python for automation and prototyping.
• Knowledge of TypeScript for full-stack development scenarios.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Understanding of architectural patterns such as DDD, Event Storming, and C4 Model.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Knowledge of security principles in distributed systems.

Benefits:

• Remote work model under CLT contract.
• Competitive benefits package including health insurance and meal/food allowances.
• Continuous learning and training programs to support professional development.
• Day off during your birthday month to celebrate personal milestones.
• Wellness benefits including Gympass (Wellhub) for physical and mental health.
• Psychological, financial, and legal support program for employees.
• Cultural and leisure benefits through SESC partnerships.
• Extended paternity leave to support family life.
• Structured career progression within a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative and human-centered work environment focused on growth and inclusion.