Staff Engineer full_time

Come and impact millions of Brazilians!!

Want to make a difference in the lives of millions of Brazilians? At RecargaPay, we create accessible and innovative financial solutions that transform the way people interact with money. Be part of this impactful and innovative journey, connecting people with opportunities that truly make a difference in their daily lives.

Our purpose is to deliver the best mobile payment experience for Brazilians, addressing real-world challenges with smart solutions like Pix Parcelado, while staying attentive to market trends and our customers’ needs. Here, we value collaboration, ownership, and a relentless pursuit of results, delivering excellence in every interaction.

If you’re looking to join a dynamic environment that challenges the status quo and puts people at the center of decision-making, RecargaPay is the perfect place for you to grow, co-create, and make a difference!

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact, scalable solutions for the company’s backend infrastructure. You will tackle complex engineering challenges and take ownership of key technical projects that drive innovation and excellence across our systems. In a fast-paced, evolving environment, you will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction and ensuring the robustness and reliability of our services.

• Lead technical initiatives, shaping project strategy and ensuring successful execution of medium to large-scale backend projects.
• Operate autonomously, often driving key project segments or entire projects to completion, aligning with business goals and customer needs.
• Mentor and guide less experienced engineers, fostering their growth and helping to cultivate the next generation of engineering talent.
• Champion best practices in coding, system design, and architecture, contributing to continuous improvements in engineering methodologies.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless integrations and maintain optimal system performance.
• Lead the charge in problem-solving and introducing innovative technical solutions to meet evolving

• Successful leadership and execution of technical projects, demonstrating strong project ownership and strategic impact.
• Delivery of high-quality, innovative solutions that enhance system performance, scalability, and user experience.
• Positive influence on the development and growth of junior engineers, contributing to a collaborative and thriving team culture.
• Significant contributions to the advancement of engineering practices, ensuring continuous improvement and innovation.

Requirements

• Experience hands-on engineering roles;
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject;
• Experience to deal with medium domains with medium/high complexity;
• A solid understanding of how web applications work including security, session management, and best development practices;
• Knowledge of relational database systems and Object Oriented Programming;
• Knowledge in Domain Driven Design. Knowing Microservice Architecture is a plus;
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques;
• Proven ability to design complex distributed applications built for high performance and throughput while being scalable and reliable;
• Development using Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Kafka and AWS;
• Experience in Python is a plus;
• Experience with asynchronous programming;
• Demonstrated experience profiling and performance tuning Java applications, and using monitoring tools for production application monitoring.

HR Interview
Our first contact will be a casual conversation to learn about you, your career journey, and align expectations. We’ll conduct a brief technical assessment and answer your questions about the role, our culture, and what makes us unique. We want you to get to know us better too!

Assessment (skills mapping)
We use an evaluation tool to map your work style and how you align with our culture. This step helps us understand how your skills can enhance our solutions.

Technical Assessment
Now it’s time to showcase your technical talent! In this step, you’ll solve technical cases and have a discussion with our engineering team. We’ll dive into your decisions, strategies, and how you design scalable and robust solutions. Beyond evaluation, we want to exchange ideas and explore how your solutions can impact RecargaPay!

Conversation with Leadership
Here, you’ll meet the squad leader to understand the position’s challenges, discuss the team’s daily activities, and evaluate alignment between our goals, culture, and your career aspirations. This will be an open space to align expectations and ensure RecargaPay is a place where you can grow and make a difference.

Offer
If we’ve made it this far together, we’d be thrilled to invite you to join our team! You’ll receive a detailed proposal with all the information about the role, benefits, and the impact you’ll have with us. We can’t wait to welcome you!

Note: There may be an additional step if specific alignments are needed.

Benefits

• Competitive and market-aligned salary.
• Remote work — wherever you are, you’re part of the team!
• Home office allowance through a monthly deposit in the RecargaPay app.
• Health and dental plans with no co-pay.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible meal allowance (via Flash).
• TotalPass membership to take care of your health.
• Spanish or Portuguese classes.

Diversity & Inclusion at RecargaPay
At RecargaPay, you’ll have the freedom to be who you are because we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us more creative and stronger. Here, everyone is welcome to express themselves authentically. We value the richness of each journey and the multiple ways of seeing the world, without distinctions of gender, race, sexual orientation, age, religion, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.

About the use of your Data
By sharing your resume with us, you authorize the use of your data for analysis during the selection process and possibly for other opportunities within the RecargaPay group. You can request the update or deletion of your information at any time, in accordance with LGPD (General Data Protection Law).

RecargaPay is the payments app for all Brazilians whose mission is to democratize mobile payments & financial services in Brazil. We strive to empower individuals and small businesses to take control of their financial lives. In an easy, fast, and secure way, we facilitate access to customers & merchants to solve their needs with convenience, security, and without the need to wait in lines. It’s easier to pay bills with the options of installments in up to 12x, to cash in using boleto, credit card, debit cards, loans, QR codes, mPOS and Pix, and cash-out with multiple efficient alternatives.

Founded in 2010 by Rodrigo Teijeiro (CEO), Alvaro Teijeiro (CTO) and Gustavo Victorica (COO). RecargaPay has raised over US$ 80 million in venture capital from a group of investors led by IFC, DN Capital, FJ Labs, The Venture City, IDC, ATW and more than 100 angel investors from AngelList and FundersClub.

WE BELIEVE

• That we live in an era of constant disruption, vast opportunities, and ample liquidity to be put at the service of new ideas.
• That a smartphone per every human is just a matter of time and all industries will be disrupted as a consequence.
• That small interdisciplinary teams, committed to solving complex problems at scale, are the best positioned to have a deep and positive impact.

WE ARE A BOLD, PASSIONATE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WITH VAST EXPERIENCE BUILDING COMPANIES AND PRODUCTS ON THE BASIS OF THESE CONVICTIONS, ALL AIMING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER THROUGH APPLIED TECHNOLOGY.