Remote Tech Lead (Ruby on Rails & Node.JS)

Description:

• Lead technical direction for the team, focusing on service architecture, API contracts, and event-driven design.
• Design, build, and scale services using Ruby on Rails and Node.js, emphasizing reliability and performance.
• Participate in cross-team architectural decisions and maintain high technical standards.
• Write and review RFCs, communicate complex technical trade-offs clearly.
• Solve complex technical problems, including debugging distributed systems in production.
• Conduct rigorous code and design reviews to elevate team technical standards.
• Mentor engineers at all levels to foster growth and autonomy.
• Collaborate with product and engineering management to translate business objectives into technical plans.
• Ensure quality standards in testing, CI/CD, security, and AI-assisted development practices.

Requirements:

• Essential:
  • B2 or higher English proficiency.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in Ruby on Rails and Node.js.
  • Proven experience leading technical teams and executing technical direction successfully.
  • Experience designing and operating microservices and APIs at scale, including event-driven systems.
  • Practical experience with distributed systems and observability.
  • Experience operating services in Kubernetes on cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure).
  • Solid knowledge of modern frontend (React/Next.js) for cross-architecture decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and elevate team technical standards.
  • Daily use of AI development tools with the ability to review and validate outputs.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in both Spanish and English.
• Considerations:
  • Experience with Next.js in production.
  • Experience migrating monoliths to services.
  • Contributions to open source projects in Ruby or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Experience defining AI-assisted development practices at the team level.
  • Experience in logistics, e-commerce, fintech, or domains with real monetary consequences.
  • Experience working with relational databases at scale.

Benefits:

• Regional mission to simplify logistics for businesses in LATAM.
• Location: Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.
• Competitive and negotiable salary based on experience and skills.
• 100% remote work.
• Work hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST (Mexico) with flexible hours for releases.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.