Engineering Lead

Summary

Join Definity First as an Engineering Lead and lead the implementation of web applications remotely from anywhere in LATAM. This crucial role requires strong leadership skills and collaboration with software engineers and cross-functional teams. You will guide development teams, review code, and work with product counterparts to align technical solutions with business goals. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience leading development teams, proficiency in various technologies, and a strong understanding of development practices. Definity First offers a remote position and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Previous experience leading a full development team, including developers, QA/Automation, UI, and others, in day-to-day operations (not just development)
• Proficiency in Typescript, Node.js
• Experience with React
• Familiarity with GraphQL and RESTful APIs
• Experience with relational databases
• Strong understanding of performance optimization techniques
• Excellent asynchronous communication skills and Advanced English
• Ability to design complete solutions (front-end, back-end, data, and integration) and effectively justify the approach
• Skilled in defining rules and processes for version control, code reviews, secure development practices, sprint planning, testing, automated testing, instrumentation, DevOps, and more
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes, emphasizing automated testing
• Experience with lean development practices
• Understanding of observability principles

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist in releases, monitor results, and iterate for continuous improvement
• Guide a development team in translating high-level technical solutions into discrete requirements and actionable engineering tasks
• Review code and provide engineers with guidance on architecture, functionality, and readability
• Work closely with Product counterparts to identify technical solutions that align with business goals and use cases
• Promote simplicity and adherence to standards without over-engineering
• Take broad requirements and proactively lead follow-up discovery and communication to define detailed solutions
• Clearly outline tentative solutions to facilitate efficient reviews and discussions
• Guide complex solutions from initial proposal to clear execution plans for junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

Desirable Knowledge or experience with Tailwind

Benefits

Remote work