Director of Engineering - Brazil

We're looking for an Director of Engineering in Brazil who will be both a hands-on engineer and a team leader, helping build a large-scale mobile app from the ground up using React Native, featuring many high-impact features. While the focus will be on mobile development, the role will also involve overseeing backend and frontend work, primarily from a leadership perspective.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the platform's architecture while regularly writing and reviewing code alongside your team. Beyond technical contributions, you’ll mentor engineers, support their growth, and foster a collaborative, supportive team environment. This role is perfect for someone who loves balancing deep technical involvement with people leadership, all while working on a meaningful project expected to impact millions of users.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

At Space Inch, we prioritize alignment with our clients and team, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs. We are committed to delivering exceptional work while supporting the personal and professional growth of our team members.

About Working at Space Inch

• Our team is around 60+ people, primarily based in Croatia, but also members in South America, Serbia, and the US; the product team mostly being in the US, and engineering in Croatia and Brazil
• We are remote-first, but occasional travel may be required, e.g. for annual company retreats in Croatia
• We work on a mix of end-to-end development and staff augmentation projects
• We strongly support work/life balance for our team members, even though we work in different time zones

Requirements

• Min. 10 years of professional software development experience, including 5+ years building mobile applications, ideally with React Native

• 3+ years of experience leading teams or projects, with a strong focus on technical ownership and collaboration
• Should have full-stack development and experience with system architecture
• Solid understanding of frontend performance and responsive design
• Knowledge of BE processes and tools is a must, hands-on experience in BE development is a plus
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken)
• Ideally based in Brazil, but open to candidates from other LATAM countries

Key Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, maintainable React Native code and define scalable architecture patterns for mobile and web platforms
• Participate in building platform architecture that involves scalability, mobile app deployment and managing different app versions, backend API etc.
• Balance regular coding responsibilities with technical leadership and people management
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for a large-scale, from-scratch build involving both mobile and web applications
• Lead one major technical stream (mobile or web), while overseeing multiple product teams responsible for areas such as analytics, reporting, communications, and mobile
• Ensure technical excellence through code reviews, mentoring, and continuous improvement of engineering practices
• Define and optimize the development workflow (e.g., CI/CD, testing strategy) 
• Align technical execution with business goals and ensure engineers understand the broader product context
• Cross-functional collaboration (dev, design, product and QA) in order to deliver cohesive solutions
• Stay up-to-date with mobile and web development trends, bringing forward new ideas and improvements
• Foster a healthy, collaborative, and high-performing engineering team across multiple product streams

Typical Challenges You'll be Solving

• Architecting the platform for a complex new mobile app from the ground up
• Maintaining component libraries and design system consistency
• Balancing delivery speed with technical excellence
• Ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and high performance

Qualities for Success

• Proactive, solution-driven mindset
• Strong attention to detail and code quality
• Comfortable making technical decisions independently
• Comfortable writing, reviewing, and fixing code as needed.
• Passion for learning and improving
• Ownership mentality - you care about the end product

Where You've Likely Developed These Skills

• Digital product agencies or consultancies, or in a product IT company
• Cross-functional product teams building real-world apps
• Leading or mentoring other frontend developers

This Job is Right for You If

• You love building polished, scalable UIs
• You enjoy shaping platform architecture and best practices
• You value quality and thoughtful delivery over rushing
• You are an engineer that asks all the relevant “Why?” questions

This Job is not Right for You If

• You prefer only backend development
• You expect constant supervision or micromanagement
• You prefer chaotic startup environments with unclear priorities

Benefits

What's In It for You

• Real influence on technical decisions and project direction
• Professional development support (courses, coaching, mentorship)
• Work-life balance, transparency, and long-term relationships
• You’ll join a highly talented team working on a major platform rebuild.
• The team is large enough for scale but small enough to stay connected.
• Culture values collaboration, ownership, and clarity across disciplines.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position, depending on your experience and skills: $8.000,00 – $10.000/month for B2B engagement
• PTO: 23 days + 15 fully paid days sick leave
• Personal budget for other activities:
• $50/month wellness budget
• $200/year health-check budget
• $140/year learning budget

Space Inch is not responsible for any job boards scraping this ad without showing the position as remote, but Brazil exclusive. Applicants from other countries will not be considered.

Space Inch is committed to providing an environment of equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination. Space Inch believes in treating all employees and applicants with respect and dignity, fostering a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.