Grupo QuintoAndar | Staff Software Engineer (PwD Applicants Only)

QuintoAndar; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first policy

Profit sharing

Meal allowance

Health insurance

Dental plan

Life insurance

Childcare subsidy

Parental leave and Wellhub access

Home office allowance

Employee assistance program

Birthday/holiday days off

Benefits club with discounts

Job summary

QuintoAndar, a leading Latin American real estate tech company, seeks a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale platforms powering housing journeys across multiple countries. This remote-first role offers broad impact with optional access to offices in Brazil.

You will own the full lifecycle, drive scalable architecture, mentor engineers, and help elevate engineering practices in an Agile environment. The team prioritizes reliability and performance for thousands of users.

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying Agile development practices such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Proficiency in at least one mainstream programming language such as Java, Kotlin, or JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of database design and schema evolution.
• Hands-on experience designing and evolving software architecture from the ground up.
• Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals including version control, testing, deployment automation, code reviews, and design documentation.
• Fluency in Portuguese and advanced English, since code, documentation, and tooling are typically written in English.

Responsibilities

• Own the full software development lifecycle, from requirements definition and design through coding, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve complex software problems, and contribute to product and business decisions
• Design and evolve scalable, resilient software architecture and reusable patterns across multiple axes such as scale, fault tolerance, and reliability
• Champion software quality through code reviews, design reviews, monitoring, observability, and continuous improvement of engineering practices
• Handle production incidents, perform root cause analysis, write post-mortems, and implement preventive actions
• Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and participate actively in Agile ceremonies such as Scrum or Kanban
• Nice-to-have mentoring a team of software engineers
• Background building scalable client-server mobile applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Knowledge of computer science theory, including algorithm optimization and distributed systems
• Experience testing and tuning scalability for production systems

Skills

Agile methodologies

Java

Kotlin

JavaScript

DB design

System design

Version control

Testing

CI/CD

Code reviews

Documentation

Portuguese

English

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Role overview

Staff Software Engineer role within a large Latin American real estate technology ecosystem. The position focuses on designing, building, and scaling software that powers the housing journey across multiple countries, with an emphasis on high-impact work reaching thousands of users. The team uses a remote-first model based in Brazil, with optional access to São Paulo offices or partner coworking spaces up to twice a week. This posting is part of an affirmative action effort, and applications from candidates with disabilities are explicitly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Own the full software development lifecycle, from requirements definition and design through coding, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve complex software problems, and contribute to product and business decisions
• Design and evolve scalable, resilient software architecture and reusable patterns across multiple axes such as scale, fault tolerance, and reliability
• Champion software quality through code reviews, design reviews, monitoring, observability, and continuous improvement of engineering practices
• Handle production incidents, perform root cause analysis, write post-mortems, and implement preventive actions
• Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and participate actively in Agile ceremonies such as Scrum or Kanban

Requirements

• Proven experience applying Agile development practices such as Scrum or Kanban
• Proficiency in at least one mainstream programming language such as Java, Kotlin, or JavaScript
• Solid understanding of database design and schema evolution
• Hands-on experience designing and evolving software architecture from the ground up
• Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals including version control, testing, deployment automation, code reviews, and design documentation
• Fluency in Portuguese and advanced English, since code, documentation, and tooling are typically written in English

Nice to have

• Prior experience mentoring a team of software engineers
• Background building scalable client-server mobile applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Knowledge of computer science theory, including algorithm optimization and distributed systems
• Experience testing and tuning scalability for production systems

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first model with the option to work from São Paulo offices or partner coworking spaces up to twice a week
• Competitive salary plus profit sharing
• Meal allowance, health insurance, dental plan, and life insurance
• Childcare subsidy, atypical parenthood subsidy, extended parental leave, and Wellhub access
• Home office allowance, employee assistance program covering mental health, social, legal, and financial support
• Day off on birthday, Mother's Day, and Father's Day, plus a benefits club with discounts on everyday services and educational institutions