Software Engineer Manager, LatAm

R2 Companies

. Hire, onboard, and grow engineers across different levels .

Posted 10/8/2026contractRemoteMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in hiring, coaching, and mentoring engineering teams while ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering a collaborative team culture. Proficient in Agile methodologies and capable of guiding architectural decisions to balance short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.

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Team BuildingAgile MethodologiesCoaching and MentorshipTechnical Decision-MakingStakeholder Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringSystems DesignCI/CDTesting PracticesIncident ResponseInfrastructureScalabilityObservabilityPrioritization FrameworksPerformance Reviews

Soft Skills

EmpathyEmotional IntelligenceCommunication SkillsConflict ResolutionTrust Building

Industry Keywords

FintechSaaSAgileKanbanLeanOKRsRICEICETeam ManagementCross-Functional Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Hire, onboard, and grow engineers across different levels
Run effective 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
Coach engineers in both technical and soft skills
Foster a healthy, inclusive, and motivating team culture
Ensure projects are delivered on time and with quality
Oversee sprint rituals (planning, standups, retrospectives) from a manager’s perspective
Identify and remove blockers, improve workflows, and refine processes
Partner with PMs and Designers to set priorities and align on goals
Guide architectural and technical decisions without daily coding
Ensure best practices in testing, monitoring, scalability, and security
Review designs and mentor senior engineers
Act as a bridge between leadership priorities and engineering execution
Understand product and business goals and translate them into engineering strategy
Balance short-term delivery with long-term sustainability
Participate in budgeting and headcount planning
Represent engineering in leadership and cross-functional discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong empathy, emotional intelligence, and communication skills
Experience in coaching, mentorship, and conflict resolution
Ability to create trust and psychological safety
Solid grasp of Agile, Kanban, or Lean practices
Familiarity with prioritization frameworks (OKRs, RICE, ICE)
Experience collaborating with stakeholders and managing expectations
Proven ability to hire and build great teams
Solid background in software engineering and systems design
Ability to evaluate technical proposals and make informed trade-offs
Familiarity with infrastructure, scalability, observability, and reliability
Understanding of CI/CD, testing practices, and incident response
Ability to connect engineering decisions to business impact
Strong judgment in balancing speed vs. quality, features vs. tech debt
Comfort communicating trade-offs and risks to executives
5+ years of engineering experience, with 2+ years in management or tech lead roles
Proven experience managing teams of 5–15 engineers
Background in fintech, SaaS, or other high-scale environments is a plus
Fluency in English and Spanish/Portuguese is a strong plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Eligible team members have the opportunity to participate in R2’s Phantom Share Program, a performance-based incentive
Equipment provided by R2
Training budget for professional development
Career growth within R2
The chance to join a high-impact, mission-driven fintech with regional scale
Cross-functional collaboration with exceptional teams across Latin America