Staff Software Engineer 2

Grupo QuintoAndar

. Act as a principal catalyst for technical strategy and architectural evolution across multiple engineering domains .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • BrazilLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in architecting and delivering high-volume, mission-critical distributed systems, with a focus on defining architectural roadmaps and shaping engineering policies. Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and align autonomous teams on unified technical strategies while managing complex technical challenges.

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Architecting Distributed SystemsTechnical Strategy DevelopmentMentoring Senior EngineersReal-Time ML ProcessingCloud Economics and FinOps

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringArchitectural RoadmapsDistributed SystemsData ConsistencyEvent-Driven DesignFault ToleranceJavaKotlinNode.jsPython

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipConflict ResolutionInclusive Culture BuildingCross-Organizational CollaborationMentorship

Tools & Technologies

AWSReactClaude CodeReal-Time LLM Inference PipelinesData-Streaming Ecosystems

Industry Keywords

High-Throughput AI/ML IntegrationLegacy MigrationsDecoupling MonolithsCost-GovernanceCapacity-Planning Frameworks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptKotlinNode.jsPythonReactGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a principal catalyst for technical strategy and architectural evolution across multiple engineering domains
Untangle critical cross-organizational technical challenges
Set company-wide architectural directions and build resilient foundations for the future
Define systemic architectural patterns for low-latency conversational journeys, multi-agent orchestration, distributed event streams, and real-time ML processing at company scale
Shape the technical bar and translate ambiguous business vision into concrete execution roadmaps
Establish engineering policies that empower squads to build with high velocity and reliability
Identify long-term structural bottlenecks
Establish architectural roadmaps and drive multi-quarter technical initiatives from inception to global impact
Partner with Engineering Directors, Tech Leads, and Staff Engineers
Mentor senior technical staff and lead technical guilds or working groups
Align autonomous teams on unified technical strategies and resolve complex technical conflicts
Participate in technical screening and interview stages, including architecture, coding, and technical leadership evaluations

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of software engineering experience
Proven track record architecting and delivering high-volume, high-concurrency, mission-critical distributed systems at organizational scale
Ability to define architectural roadmaps, shape engineering policies, and guide multi-team distributed systems through long-term technical evolution
Capability to break down highly ambiguous, company-level technical problems into actionable execution plans while managing trade-offs across reliability, cost, complexity, and velocity
Experience formally mentoring Senior and Staff Engineers, raising the technical bar, leading technical guilds or working groups, and fostering an inclusive, high-performance engineering culture
Ability to align multiple autonomous teams on unified technical strategies, conduct challenging structural discussions, and resolve complex technical conflicts across squads and business units
Deep architectural expertise in distributed data consistency, asynchronous event-driven designs, fault tolerance, and data-intensive backends prepared for high-throughput AI/ML integration
Fluency in Portuguese and excellent English skills (mandatory)
Direct experience architecting enterprise-grade platforms supporting autonomous multi-agent systems, real-time LLM inference pipelines, or massive data-streaming ecosystems is a plus
Demonstrated success driving major legacy migrations and decoupling mission-critical monoliths into distributed architectures without downtime or business disruption is a plus
Deep expertise in cloud economics and FinOps, including organizational cost-governance and capacity-planning frameworks, is a plus
Engagement in tech communities, open-source projects, or industry publications is a plus
Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Go, Python, React, AWS, and Claude Code are part of the technology stack

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Profit sharing
Meal allowance
Health insurance
Dental plan
Life insurance
Childcare subsidy and Atypical Parenthood subsidy
Wellhub
Home office allowance
Employee assistance program (mental health, social, legal, and financial support)
Extended parental leave
Day off on birthday, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day
Benefits Club (discounts on everyday services)
Discounts at educational institutions
Reading kit for children – PlayKids
Remote-first work model
Option to work from the São Paulo office
Work From Anywhere program for up to 90 days per year