Sr Manager, Quality Engineering

Accountabilities:

• • Lead and develop a quality engineering team, ensuring strong collaboration, productivity, predictable execution, and consistently high-quality delivery.
  • Review business requirements and oversee the development of functional and technical design documentation.
  • Design and implement comprehensive testing procedures for APIs, abstractions, and integration patterns, including end-to-end and integration testing.
  • Guide the team in addressing quality challenges associated with distributed computing and complex system integrations.
  • Participate in architecture and design reviews, providing informed input on requirements, product designs, delivery schedules, risks, and potential technical issues.
  • Review code and maintain accountability for the team's software development and testing activities.
  • Oversee quality engineering practices and ensure testing activities effectively support business and product requirements.
  • Lead or participate in proof-of-concept initiatives and technical evaluations of new technologies and engineering approaches.
  • Promote continuous improvement in engineering and testing practices while maintaining focus on robust, scalable solutions.
  • Encourage the effective adoption of emerging technologies, including Generative AI tools, to improve everyday engineering productivity and workflows.

  Requirements:

  • 8+ years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 11+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
  • Alternatively, 9+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years with an advanced degree, or 3+ years with a PhD.
  • Proven experience reviewing business requirements and producing functional or technical documentation.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing testing strategies for APIs and integration patterns.
  • Experience with end-to-end and integration testing in complex or distributed computing environments.
  • Demonstrated experience participating in design reviews and influencing product requirements, technical designs, schedules, and risk management.
  • Experience leading engineering or quality teams and driving productivity, collaboration, and high-quality delivery.
  • Strong code review experience and accountability for software development and testing activities.
  • Experience conducting technical evaluations and proof-of-concept initiatives involving new technologies.
  • Ability to foster collaboration across distributed teams and align engineering execution with business needs.
  • Experience delivering reliable and robust solutions in fast-paced environments.
  • Digital fluency and willingness to incorporate emerging technologies, including Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, into engineering workflows.
  • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Ability to work remotely from Brazil.
  • Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

  Benefits:

  • Fully remote position in Brazil.
  • Opportunity to lead a quality engineering function within a large-scale technology and payments environment.
  • Exposure to distributed systems, APIs, integration architectures, and emerging technologies.
  • Opportunities to work with Generative AI and other modern engineering tools.
  • Significant influence over technical quality, engineering practices, and team performance.
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary and distributed teams.
  • Opportunity to contribute to high-impact solutions operating at global scale.
  • Professional growth through leadership, technical evaluations, and exposure to evolving technologies.