Software Engineer Manager | Fullstack

At Wellhub (Permanent), in Brazil
Expires at: 2026-12-09
Remote policy: Full remote

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are hiring a Software Engineer Manager to our Darwin | CXTech team in Brazil !

The Darwin team is responsible for the central nervous system of our company. We build and maintain the internal backoffice ecosystem that empowers our operations teams to scale. Darwin isn't just a tool; it’s the platform that ensures our business remains agile, automated, and efficient. From React micro-frontends to the backend services powering our AI chatbots and self-service portals, Darwin is where operational excellence meets cutting-edge engineering. 

As the Tech Lead Manager for Darwin in CXTech group, you will sit at the intersection of hands-on technical leadership and people management. You will lead a high-performing squad of engineers, ensuring that our internal tools are as robust, performant, and easy to use as our external products.

YOUR IMPACT

Platform Leadership

• Internal Excellence: Lead the design, development, and evolution of Darwin, our mission-critical internal backoffice platform, ensuring it remains the backbone of our global operations.
• Full-Stack Stewardship: Lead and remain hands-on with a multidisciplinary team of backend and frontend developers to build high-scale tools that power our self-service ecosystem and internal workflows.
• Frontend Mastery: In-depth knowledge of React and extensive experience building type-safe applications with TypeScript .
• Polyglot Backend Mindset: Experience or strong familiarity with Go and Kotlin (or Java). You are comfortable navigating different backend ecosystems to support Darwin’s diverse services.
• Operational Reliability: Troubleshoot platform issues and proactively identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks, directly impacting the company’s bottom line.
• Self-Service Innovation: Oversee the backend services that power our AI chatbots and user-facing self-service tools, ensuring seamless integration between backoffice data and end-user experience.

Technical Leadership & People Management

• Mentorship & Growth: Provide technical guidance and career mentorship to the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and high performance.
• Engineering Standards: Establish and enforce "gold standards" for TypeScript development, testing, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure Darwin remains stable and maintainable.
• Agile Collaboration: Work in a collaborative environment that prioritizes people over process, staying laser-focused on team productivity and shipping value.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with Product, Operations, and Design leads to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical roadmaps.

Architecture & Systems Design

• Micro-Frontend Strategy: Define and implement a scalable micro-frontend architecture using React and TypeScript to allow Darwin to grow without becoming a monolith.
• Backend Resilience: Design and develop robust backend services and BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) patterns that support both internal UIs and external-facing self-service tools.
• Scalable Transformation: Support existing legacy systems while leading the transformation toward modern, high-scale architectures that meet our evolving product demands.

Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life wellness.

Main requirements

WHO YOU ARE

Essential Attributes:

• Leadership Track Record: Proven experience as a Tech Lead, with at least 2 years in a formal or informal leadership/management capacity.
• Frontend Mastery: In-depth knowledge of React and extensive experience building type-safe applications with TypeScript.
• Full-Stack Mindset: Skilled in architecting large-scale, multi-tier web applications with a focus on high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex technical "Darwin" roadmaps into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem Solver: A strong customer-service orientation; you view the operations team as your primary customers and take pride in unblocking them.

Technical Proficiencies:

• Modern Web Stack: Expert-level command of TypeScript, JavaScript.
• Data & Backend: Extensive background working with SQL technologies (PostgreSQL or MySQL) and designing RESTful web services.
• Cloud Architecture: Prior experience with cloud-based environments, specifically AWS, and a solid understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
• Computer Science Fundamentals: Strong grasp of data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis to ensure Darwin remains performant as it scales.
• Linguistic Agility: Advanced English skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly to global teams across different time zones.

We recognize that individuals approach job applications differently. We strongly encourage all aspiring applicants to go for it, even if they don't match the job description 100%. We welcome your application and will be delighted to explore if you could be a great fit for our team. For this specific role, please note that prior experience as a Tech Lead and skilled in architecting large-scale, multi-tier web applications are mandatory requirements.

Nice to have

Desirable (The "Plus" Factors):

• Micro-Frontend Expert: Specific experience split-testing or architecting micro-frontend environments to manage complex architecture.
• Distributed Systems: Understanding of message brokering (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka) and asynchronous processing for background operational tasks.
• Architectural Patterns: Deep understanding of BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) patterns, Object-Oriented Design, and functional programming paradigms.
• Agile Advocate: Natural comfort leading in an Agile/Scrum environment, prioritizing iteration and rapid feedback loops.

Benefits & Perks

WHAT WE OFFER YOU 

We're a wellness company that is committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Our flexible program allows you to customize your benefits, according to your needs!

Our benefits include:

WELLNESS: Health, dental, and life insurance.

FLEXIBLE WORK: At Wellhub, flexibility fosters a happier, healthier, and more productive work environment for everyone. As a Flexible First company, we offer two work model options: flexible hybrid and full remote, and make the office a place for collaboration, community, and team building. The model for this role can be discussed with your recruiter and hiring manager. We offer all employees a home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance to help cover the costs of working from home.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE: Wellhubbers and their leaders can make the best decisions for their scope. This includes flexibility to adjust their working hours based on their personal schedule, time zone, and business needs.

WELLHUB: We believe in our mission and encourage our employees and their families to take care of their wellbeing too. Access onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more. You will receive the Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans will be significantly discounted.

PAID TIME OFF: We know how important it is that our employees take time away from work to recharge. 

Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday.

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE: Welcoming a new child is one of the most special moments in your life and we want our employees to take the time to be present and enjoy their growing family. We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave

CAREER GROWTH: Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development.

CULTURE: An exciting and supportive atmosphere with ambitious people from around the world! You’ll partner with global colleagues and share in the success of a high-growth technology company disrupting the health and wellness space. Our value-based culture of trust, flexibility, and integrity makes this possible every day.

Diversity, Equity, and Belonging at Wellhub

We aim to create a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive space where everyone knows they belong.

Wellhub is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.