Software Engineering Specialist

Role Overview

• Lead the software development strategy, supporting technical decisions and architectural direction aligned with the business.
• Ensure the continuous evolution of the software engineering discipline (SDD), with a focus on structured practices for design, development, testing, deployment and operations.
• Define and maintain architecture, quality and technical governance standards, promoting consistency across teams.
• Monitor teams' technical maturity, driving practices such as metrics-driven engineering, continuous quality and automation.
• Work on solving complex problems in distributed environments, supporting teams with troubleshooting, root cause analysis and recurrence prevention.
• Promote a modern engineering culture with strong use of observability practices (logs, metrics, tracing) and reliability.
• Integrate the use of Artificial Intelligence into the development cycle (SDLC), supporting teams in using AI for:
• Increasing productivity in coding, code review and testing
• Generating and analyzing automated tests
• Supporting incident analysis and pattern identification
• Assisted documentation and code quality improvement
• Be a technical reference for the responsible adoption of AI, ensuring ethical, secure use aligned with organizational guidelines.
• Continuously evolve engineering metrics (lead time, throughput, incidents, test coverage, operational efficiency), promoting transparency and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate on designing resilient, scalable and secure solutions, with a focus on performance and member experience.
• Support the operation of production systems, ensuring stability, scalability and reliability.
• Lead and actively participate in war rooms and incident/problem management processes.
• Evolve the technical roadmap with a systemic view, connecting technical decisions to business value.

Requirements

• Advanced experience with Apache Kafka (architecture, tuning and high availability).
• Proficiency in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin or Scala) and experience in optimization/performance practices.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS and Event Sourcing.
• Experience in distributed environments, with the ability to perform troubleshooting, log analysis, tracing and monitoring.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including query optimization and caching strategies.
• Solid background in microservices architecture, CI/CD, observability and service mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
• Ability to lead technical decisions and architectural direction aligned with the business.
• Ability to disseminate knowledge of Artificial Intelligence applied to Software Engineering, mentoring team members and promoting structured AI adoption across the development lifecycle.

Tech Stack

• Apache
• Java
• Kafka
• Kotlin
• NoSQL
• Scala
• SDLC
• SQL

Benefits

• 14th and 15th fixed salaries;
• Profit-sharing (based on seniority);
• Health and dental plans without co-pay;
• Well-being programs with Wellhub (formerly Gympass), nutrition, psychology, occupational health, massage, running group and local gym;
• Food and Meal Vouchers – flexible allocation between VA/VR cards, without co-pay;
• Extended maternity and paternity leave;
• Childcare or nanny assistance for children up to 6 years and 11 months;
• Assistance for children with disabilities, no age limit;
• Life insurance;
• Private pension up to 7% of salary;
• Training platform – Sicredi Aprende, offering a variety of courses;
• 40-hour workweek – using a time bank system;
• Telework allowance (except for positions that require 100% on-site presence).