Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform, as a Staff Software Engineer in Brazil! As a passionate developer, you will participate in architectural decisions, collaborate with the product team, and take ownership of key features. You will be accountable for your decisions and ensure high-quality, timely delivery. You'll work in a collaborative, agile environment, focusing on performance, scalability, and resilience of services. You will also contribute to incident resolution and maintain project technical vision. This role requires experience in architecting large-scale multi-tier web applications and various technologies. Wellhub offers a flexible work environment, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Requirements

• Experienced in architecting large-scale multi-tier web applications
• Experienced in designing and developing complex modern web applications
• Experienced in Cloud-based architectures (AWS / GCP), developing RESTful web services and transactional APIs
• Experienced in applying computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis
• Experience dealing with event-driven architectures and message brokers such as RabbitMQ, KAFKA , ActiveMQ, etc and a in depth understanding of their use cases and pitfalls
• Versed in concepts such as DDD, SOLID, Design Patterns distributed systems and architecture. Capable of understanding pitfalls and anticipating common failure modes of a microservice
• Experienced in working with SQL/NoSQL technology such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB understanding common use cases and performance pitfalls
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (Java/Ruby/Go/C++/etc.). Kotlin will be considered a plus
• Communication skills to work with multidisciplinary teams located in several countries with different cultures
• Experienced in implementing prototypes and in practices and concepts such as MVP, A/B testing, and feature toggles for rolling-out features to production
• You need to be able to articulate ideas clearly when speaking to groups in English

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of some of the most critical and challenging services in our ecosystem, seeking to build long-term and sustainable solutions
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve services focusing on performance, scalability, and resilience
• Account for systems reliability, scalability, SLA and SLO
• Support existing systems looking to enhance functionality, increase scale, and transform in new ways to meet our product demands
• Work in a collaborative and agile environment that prioritizes people over process and is laser-focused on productivity
• Take part in incident resolution and troubleshooting in production
• Maintain the project technical vision up to date and complete for everyone
• Work with cutting-edge technologies and edge cases on a global scale
• Ensure successful deliveries, and promote the long-term technical health of our journeys
• Ensure a high bar on code quality standards, making sure devs are proud of their work
• Spread development best practices such as code reviews, pair programming, TDD, etc
• Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life balance

Benefits

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• At Wellhub, flexibility fosters a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone. As a Flexible First company, we offer two work model options: flexible hybrid and full remote, and make the office a place for collaboration, community, and team building. The model for this role can be discussed with your recruiter and hiring manager. We offer all employees a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance to help cover the costs of working from home
• Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their scope. This includes flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs
• We believe in our mission and encourage our employees and their families to take care of their wellbeing too. Access onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more. You will receive the Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans will be significantly discounted
• We know how important it is that our employees take time away from work to recharge. Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday
• Welcoming a new child is one of the most special moments in your life and we want our employees to take the time to be present and enjoy their growing family. We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave
• Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development
• An exciting and supportive atmosphere with ambitious people from around the world! You’ll partner with global colleagues and share in the success of a high-growth technology company disrupting the health and wellness space. Our value-based culture of trust, flexibility, and integrity makes this possible every day