Staff Engineer | Technical SEO & Full Stack Development (Remote)

Staff Engineer | Technical SEO & Full Stack Development (Remote)

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to join our Technology team and help us change lives! Gran is an ecosystem that unites education and technology, accelerating and customizing learning for diverse needs. We have impacted over 2 million lives and operate the most accessed education platform in Brazil, recognized as the 5th most innovative company in Latin America. Our main verticals are Preparatory Courses and Gran Faculdade.

We adopt technological initiatives to make education more inclusive. Our products include AI-powered audiobooks (28k+ books converted into 110k hours of audio), the Study Manager for daily planning, and mobile/TV applications (Android/iOS) that function offline.

Innovation is core to our identity. Our team's efforts have earned global recognition from Amazon Web Services (AWS) with three success cases involving Artificial Intelligence, best practices, inclusion, and impact.

This position operates under our Gran Mundo model, offering 100% remote work, and is structured as a CLT employment contract.

Key Responsibilities: Staff Engineer, Technical Leadership & SEO Focus

As a Staff Engineer, you will be a primary technical reference. Your role is to be a facilitator, helping the team look ahead and ensuring our current technological choices sustain future growth.

• Technical Partnership: Act as a right-hand partner for engineering squads, helping design the future of our web platforms alongside product and engineering leadership.
• Architecture with Purpose: Design and sustain architectures capable of handling high traffic volume, treating Performance and SEO as integral parts of the code's DNA.
• Technical Leadership: Lead complex, end-to-end solutions technically, ensuring planned features reach the end-user with excellence and security.
• Team Evolution: Help establish and disseminate coding standards, libraries, and methodologies that raise the team's quality bar.
• Mentorship and Exchange: Mentor other engineers, promoting an environment where continuous learning and autonomy are the standard.
• Hands-On Contribution: Be present in the team's daily work. We value those who enjoy solving complex problems but also support the team in routine tasks to maintain pace and quality.

Our Focus on SEO & Performance:

We seek someone who understands that user experience and search engine visibility are engineering problems.

• Technical SEO at Scale: Lead the implementation of Rendering strategies (SSR/ESR), indexing, and optimization of Core Web Vitals on high-volume platforms with thousands of URLs.
• SEO-First Architecture: Design solutions that facilitate crawlability, sitemap optimization, and canonical structures from conception.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize vital metrics (LCP, CLS, INP) using advanced techniques like advanced caching, lazy loading, and code splitting.
• Semantics and Structured Data: Ensure HTML quality and implement structured data (Schema.org), guaranteeing our content is indexed optimally.

Required Skills & Qualifications

What helps you succeed here (requirements):

• Full Stack Expertise: Solid experience in Front-end development (React, TypeScript) and Back-end development (Node.js).
• Database Management: Experience with relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, Redis).
• Caching: Understanding how to use cache (Browser, Server, and CDN) to reduce latency and improve TTFB.
• Infrastructure Fundamentals: Familiarity with Docker, RESTful APIs, and CI/CD pipelines.
• SEO & Performance Tools: Ability to use diagnostic tools like Search Console, Chrome DevTools, and Lighthouse to guide technical decisions.
• Leadership Soft Skills: Strong communication for resolving technical conflicts and translating engineering challenges into business value.

We would be happy if you also know:

• Cloudflare, Workers, ESR (Edge Side Rendering).
• Google services such as GTM, GCP, GA4.
• AWS.
• Other technologies like Vue.js/Nuxt.js, Tailwind, or PHP/WordPress environments.
• Editors like Cursor AI and AI agents for task optimization.
• Conversational English.

Benefits & Additional Information

Health and Well-being:

• National coverage Health and Dental Plan, 100% company-funded.
• Gympass or gym reimbursement.
• Posher application for self-care services.
• Sesc partnership for access to cultural and leisure activities.

Food & Meal Benefits:

• Meal Voucher or Food Voucher paid via Ifood Benefícios card.

Recognition and Incentives:

• Home Office Allowance paid via Ifood Benefícios card.
• Annual bonus based on current rules.
• Extended maternity and paternity leave.
• Childcare assistance (Auxílio Creche).

Professional Development:

• Full scholarship for Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees at Gran Faculdade.
• Free Gran Concursos Unlimited Subscription.
• Gran Academy - Corporate University for GranLovers development.
• Policies encouraging continuous learning and study.

Special Benefits:

• Onboarding kit and equipment provided by Gran.
• Christmas Bonus (Vale Natal) in December.
• Gran Baby Kit, a gift to celebrate the birth of babies in the family.
• M.O.M - Momento Off Mamãe: 1 (one) additional day of rest per year.
• Gran School Kit - school supplies assistance.
• Inclusion Assistance - exclusive for Persons with Disabilities (PcD).
• Petlove partnership.

Time Off & Security:

• Day Off on your birthday.
• Life insurance.
• Partnership with Creditas (Payroll Loan, Financial Education, and Creditas Store).

Work Location: 100% Remote. Employees are spread across Brazil.

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week.

We value diversity and welcome all individuals in our selection processes.