Creditas is seeking a Principal Engineer for a position affirming women in technology. This role is based in São Paulo, Brazil, with a hybrid work model (3 weeks remote, 1 week in-office per month).
As a Principal Engineer at Creditas, you will:
- Lead technical strategy, aligning long-term directions with business needs across multiple squads and tribes.
- Mentor and coach other engineers and technical leaders, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Define and implement complex, scalable system architectures for both backend and frontend.
- Drive innovation by identifying new technologies and approaches that can provide competitive advantages.
- Tackle the most complex technical challenges, serving as the ultimate resource for problem-solving.
- Work closely with product and business stakeholders to ensure technical directions align with strategic goals.
- Define and maintain technical standards and quality across the organization.
Requirements:
- Advanced experience in backend languages including Java/Kotlin, Python, Ruby, and Go.
- Solid experience with modern frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Expertise in system architecture patterns, 12 Factor principles, and modern practices for scalable, resilient, and secure application development.
- Knowledge of cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), infrastructure as code (Terraform), Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.
- Proven ability to identify, diagnose, and resolve complex problems in production environments.
- Strategic vision and ability to align technical directions with business needs.
Creditas, founded in 2012, employs over 2,500 people across offices in São Paulo, Valencia (Spain), and Mexico City. The company has received over $829 million in funding from international venture capital funds and has been recognized by KPMG, Business Insider, and Glassdoor as one of the most promising fintech companies in the world.
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, life insurance, corporate university access, psychology sessions, gym access, birthday day off, parental leave, and more.