Quick Summary
An Engineering Team Lead is sought in Amazonas, Brazil, to lead a cross-functional product team comprising Full-stack (WordPress/PHP/React), Backend (Python), and QA engineers, overseeing delivery, technical direction, and team effectiveness for two products. The role requires 3+ years of engineering management experience, leadership in multi-stack environments (Python, PHP), a strong backend background (5+ years, preferably PHP or Python), and experience with APIs, databases (MySQL, MongoDB), and messaging systems. Native Ukrainian or Russian and Intermediate or higher English proficiency are essential.
Join a fast-growing company seeking talented individuals passionate about technology, eCommerce, and making a real impact. If you're ready for a dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply!
As an Engineering Team Lead, you will lead a cross-functional product team, overseeing delivery, technical direction, and team effectiveness within a multi-stack environment. This role demands proven people management experience, strong technical judgment, and the ability to guide a diverse engineering team with varied skill sets and seniority levels.
The team comprises:
- Full-stack developers (WordPress / PHP / React)
- Backend engineers (Python)
- QA engineers
You will strategically balance rapid feature delivery with product stability and long-term technical improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full ownership of delivery for the product team across two products
- Planning, prioritization, and execution to ensure predictable outcomes
- Ownership of technical decisions and system evolution across Python, PHP, and React stacks
- Maintaining and raising engineering standards, including testing and quality practices
- Close collaboration with Product, Data, QA, and other stakeholders
- Early identification and mitigation of delivery, quality, and technical risks
- Coaching, mentoring, and performance management of team members
- Pragmatic improvement of team structure, processes, and workflows
Requirements:
Leadership & Management Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
- Experience leading teams in multi-stack environments (e.g., Python + PHP)
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional product teams
- Strong execution focus: transforming plans and commitments into shipped results
- High level of autonomy in technical and tactical decision-making
- Ability to enforce processes while pragmatically improving them
- Experience with Agile methodologies, preferably Scrum
Technical Background:
- Strong backend engineering background, preferably PHP or Python (5+ years of commercial experience)
- Experience building and maintaining APIs
- Solid understanding of databases and data consistency (MySQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with asynchronous processing and messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Celery)
- Familiarity with distributed or service-oriented architectures
- Practical experience with CI/CD, production support, and incident handling
- Ability to assess architecture and code quality across backend and frontend stacks
Languages:
- Ukrainian or Russian: native
- English: Intermediate or higher