Lead Software Engineer (Agile/Scrum Focus) - Remote - Brazil

FullStack; Brasil; On-site; BRL 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Competitive pay

Continuing education opportunities

Job summary

FullStack is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our remote, project-based development teams working with U.S. clients. You will integrate into existing teams, guiding architecture and delivery while collaborating with designers and engineers daily.

You must have 5+ years of experience, advanced English, and a four-year degree. The role emphasizes servant leadership, CI/CD, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development and project management experience.
• Advanced English is required.
• Four-year college degree required.
• Extensive experience architecting, developing, and delivering software products.
• Proven experience building and leading engineering teams with servant leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development projects across teams and align technical execution with business goals.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and business stakeholders.
• Drive predictable delivery using Agile/Scrum practices (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives).
• Mentor engineers and improve engineering practices.

Skills

5+ years software development

Agile/Scrum

English (Advanced)

Team leadership

Mentoring engineers

CI/CD

Microservices

Cloud / hybrid environments

Jira

Hands-on architecture

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

Jira

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

About FullStack

FullStack is the most transparent IT talent network, connecting highly skilled individuals with top global companies and Silicon Valley startups for remote, on-demand projects. We focus on building a trusted, high-performance network where talent can thrive in a positive, respectful, and supportive environment. By prioritizing transparency, fair opportunities, and professional growth, we empower our engineers to deliver their best work while collaborating with innovative teams worldwide.

• Offering life-changing opportunities for talented software professionals across the Americas.
• Enhancing highly-skilled software development teams of hundreds of the world's greatest companies.
• Our 4.2-star rating on GlassDoor.
• Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

About FullStack

FullStack is the most transparent IT talent network, connecting highly skilled individuals with top global companies and Silicon Valley startups for remote, on-demand projects. We focus on building a trusted, high-performance network where talent can thrive in a positive, respectful, and supportive environment. By prioritizing transparency, fair opportunities, and professional growth, we empower our engineers to deliver their best work while collaborating with innovative teams worldwide.

We're Most Proud Of

• Offering life-changing opportunities for talented software professionals across the Americas.
• Enhancing highly-skilled software development teams of hundreds of the world's greatest companies.
• Our 4.2-star rating on GlassDoor.
• Our client Net Promoter Score of 68, twice the industry average.

The Opportunity

Join our talent network and connect with U.S. clients for flexible, project-based development work as a Lead Software Engineer (Agile/Scrum Focus).

• You will integrate directly into our client's team and work alongside their existing designers and engineers on a daily basis.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software development and project management experience.
• Advanced English is required.
• Successful completion of a four-year college degree is required.
• Extensive experience architecting, developing, and delivering software products and services.
• Proven experience building and leading engineering teams with a focus on servant leadership, empowerment, and collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience driving predictable software delivery through Agile/Scrum practices, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Hands-on experience using Agile metrics such as velocity, burndown charts, and capacity planning to improve team performance.
• Strong background in collaborating with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to align technical execution with business goals.
• Knowledgeable in software development using Java, C#, JavaScript, or similar production technologies.
• Practical experience implementing Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior Driven Development (BDD), and software quality practices.
• Demonstrated experience delivering applications through CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments.
• Deep experience in microservices architectures, distributed systems, caching strategies, CQRS, message-driven systems, and large-scale processing.
• Solid understanding of cloud-based architectures, hybrid environments, serverless technologies, elastic scaling, and system resiliency.
• Hands-on experience using Jira for sprint management, dashboards, reporting, and workflow optimization.
• Skilled at influencing peers and leading cross-functional teams to drive organizational improvements.
• Proven track record of mentoring engineers, improving engineering practices, and building high-performing teams.
• Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• A positive mindset and a can-do attitude.
• Experience working on Agile/Scrum teams.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon.
• Ability to identify with the goals of FullStack's clients, and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.

Nice To Have

We're Seeking Engineers Who Are AI-enthusiastic In Their Workflow. Professional Experience Or Personal Project Work With The Following Is a Significant Plus

• Cursor, Windsurf, or Google Antigravity.
• Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, or Copilot CLI.

Work Authorization Requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the country of this job posting on a full-time basis.
• FullStack will not sponsor applicants for work visas now or in the future.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay.
• 100% remote work.
• The ability to work with leading startups and Fortune 500 companies.
• Continuing education opportunities.
• Opportunity to grow and expand your career.

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