Desenvolvedor(a) Backend Sênior - Atuação Tech Lead in Brazil at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Desenvolvedor(a) Backend Sênior - Atuação Tech Lead based in Brazil.

This is a senior backend engineering opportunity with strong technical leadership responsibilities in a fully remote environment.
You will help evolve a core digital product, building scalable, high-performance services with Ruby on Rails or Go.
The role combines hands-on software development with architecture, technical decision-making, mentoring, and team enablement.
You will also have the opportunity to work with artificial intelligence and integrate emerging technologies into production solutions.
Collaboration with engineering leaders and multidisciplinary teams will be essential to delivering reliable, high-quality software.
Your technical guidance will directly influence product evolution, engineering practices, and the growth of other developers.
The position is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex problems while remaining close to the code and people.

• Develop and evolve the core product using Ruby on Rails or Go, delivering scalable features that create meaningful value for users.
• Maintain a strong hands-on contribution, writing high-quality, clean, maintainable code and applying sound engineering practices.
• Design and implement AI-powered solutions, including integrations with AI models and data-driven capabilities that improve products and processes.
• Contribute to software architecture decisions, technical standards, engineering processes, and the continuous evolution of the technology stack.
• Act as a technical reference and mentor for developers, supporting their growth and fostering a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence.
• Conduct technical discussions and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate business and product needs into robust technical solutions.
• Serve as a bridge between engineers and Engineering Managers, helping align technical direction, priorities, execution, and delivery expectations.
• Promote automated testing, clean code, design patterns, observability, reliability, and scalable development practices.
• Help identify technical risks and opportunities while supporting pragmatic, high-quality solutions that can evolve with the product.

• Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience, preferably with Ruby on Rails or Go.
• Previous experience acting as a technical reference, Tech Lead, or equivalent engineering leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL or MySQL, including efficient database modeling.
• Experience with modern infrastructure and cloud technologies, particularly Kubernetes and AWS.
• Solid knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Grafana.
• Experience with messaging and background-processing technologies such as Sidekiq, SQS, or Kafka.
• Proficiency in automated testing using RSpec or comparable frameworks, as well as strong knowledge of SOLID principles and Design Patterns.
• Experience designing and developing scalable RESTful APIs, with solid knowledge of Git and Linux.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence technologies, including LLM integrations, AI frameworks, or development of AI- and data-driven product capabilities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, mentoring, and technical decision-making skills.
• Ability to work autonomously while maintaining clear communication and effective collaboration in a remote environment.
• Experience processing PDF documents, working with client-side frameworks such as Vue.js, or implementing AI solutions at production scale is a plus.

• 100% remote work, providing flexibility and autonomy.
• A trust-based culture focused on results, collaboration, continuous learning, and meaningful challenges.
• High levels of autonomy and ownership in a collaborative and empathetic environment.
• Feedback culture with regular 1:1s and supportive leadership without micromanagement.
• Meal and food allowance.
• Childcare assistance.
• Home-office support.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Education and culture allowances or support.
• Gympass membership.
• Birthday day off.
• Discounts on therapy.
• Discounts and partnerships for English courses.
• Access to additional employee partnerships and perks.