Tech Manager

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal - to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether**The Purpose**:Tech Managers at PPRO have the passion and abilities to build collaborative teams that deliver high-quality, scalable and performant products.Think of yourself as the hands-on “mini-CTO” of a small startup within the supportive environment of PPRO, where you can succeed, fail and learn together as part of a team.You will set direction, support your team's career growth, ensure they have an inspiring vision for the future and work alongside them in the code. In doing so, you can play a part to enable financial inclusion whilst promoting global eCommerce.**What you will be doing**:- Work in partnership with your Product Manager counterpart to develop new integrations and cards features in our payments platform.- Develop and drive the technology strategy for your product- Inspire, coach and mentor engineers’ growth and success, helping them to find and develop their strengths- Collaborate with stakeholders and customers to identify the most significant opportunity areas for your product- Set clear expectations and goals for your team and measure impact- Lead by example and work close to the code, making informed decisions while you identify technical risks- Facilitate technical discussions, help guide resolutions and navigate trade-offs- Own operational excellence for your product, establishing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement- Lead your team like a startup - succeed, fail and learn together**You will need to have**:- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders- Humble and inclusive leadership style- Experience in developing, mentoring and growing a high performing collaborative and diverse team- Results-orientation, collaborative, pragmatic, and with a continuous improvement mindset- Desire to spend ~50% of your time close to the code- Ability to analyse and articulate tradeoffs of technical problems to a broad audience- Experience designing and building scalable products and services- Experience working with one or more general-purpose programming languages including, but not limited to Java- Experience with the cloud (preferably AWS, but Azure or GCP will also do)- Ability to collaborate and communicate influencing decisions where you might not have direct authority and always with inclusive, adaptable, and persuasive data-backed communication- Working proficiency in English**Tech stack you will get to work with**:- Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot- Cloud-native microservice architecture on AWS- Docker and Kubernetes- Event-driven architectures- Infrastructure-as-Code, e.g., Terraform**What we offer**:**Hybrid working**:- We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year.**Insurance** - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including life insurance, health insurance + dental plan and travel insurance.**Meal vouchers -** BRL 54/ day - Enjoy a moment of conviviality and a good and balanced meal thanks to your meal vouchers. You will also have the choice between meal allowance, supermarket voucher or both (splitting the total value in two)**Enhance Family Leave -**We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.**Transportation Voucher**:- we will cover your costs of commute**Gym membership** - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet**New Value (Deals & Coupon Platform)** - Get attractive discounts to restaurants, stores and events**Professional and personal development**:- We provide leadership cafes, on-the-jobtraining, and access to LinkedIn learning to help you gain knowledge beyond your role.We also offer language incentives and cover the costs of your classes**Mental Health Platform** - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided