Principal engineer

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 youre 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 Principal 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.

• Defines and guides medium- and long-term technical and architectural strategies, ensuring alignment with the company s strategic goals. Leads architectural transformations, technological modernization, and restructuring of critical systems, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and technical excellence.
• Acts as a key reference in complex technical decisions, providing guidance to the Engineering Chapter and promoting high standards of quality and performance. Leads large-scale projects, ensuring successful delivery and supporting growth and innovation strategies.
• Collaborates with executive leadership to shape the organization s technological direction, bridging business vision with technical execution. Identifies and implements new tools, methodologies, and frameworks that increase organizational efficiency and foster cross-team collaboration.
• Mentors senior engineers and technical leaders, cultivating a culture of technical excellence. Drives the adoption of innovative technologies that position the company as a market reference and actively participates in benchmarking to keep the organization updated on industry trends.

• Experience hands-on engineering roles;
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject;
• Experience dealing with complex 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.

• Competitive and market-aligned salary.
• Remote work wherever you are, youre 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, youll 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.

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