Software Engineering Manager - Commerce (100% Remote - Brazil)

About the jobHopper Technology Solutions (HTS) is seeking a smart, creative, and hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a squad dedicated to our high-stakes Enterprise and Corporate B2B partners. You will be at the heart of our mission to revolutionize travel technology for global giants.In this role, you aren't just a manager—you are a technical steward and a people multiplier. You will lead a high-performing team of talented engineers building complex, distributed systems that handle millions of transactions. You’ll navigate the intersection of technical excellence, enterprise-grade reliability, and the rapid "zero-to-one" pace that defines Hopper.What would your day-to-day look likeHire, mentor, and coach a multidisciplinary squad. You’ll be responsible for building a high-trust culture where engineers are empowered to act like owners.Partner closely with product teams to translate "big-picture" partner needs into executable technical roadmaps. You’ll ensure we ship high-quality features while managing the unique complexities of B2B integrations and public-facing APIs.While you won't be coding 100% of the time, you will stay deeply technical. You’ll lead architectural reviews, help unblock complex debugging sessions, and ensure our stack remains scalable and resilient.Own the "run" of your team’s services. This means establishing on-call rotations, driving down technical debt strategically, and ensuring our systems meet the strict SLAs required by our enterprise corporate partners.Act as the primary technical point of contact for external partners. You must be able to explain complex system constraints to non-technical stakeholders and advocate for the best technical path forward. There may be some travel within North America for client meetings.You are a perfect fit if you:Have 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams and 7+ years in software development (ideally with JVM/Scala or React experience).You are comfortable with ambiguity and can build the "MVP" without sacrificing the long-term integrity of the system.You have experience with microservices, distributed systems, and designing APIs that are robust enough for global enterprise use.You prefer a "ship and iterate" approach. You can distinguish between what needs to be perfect on Day 1 and what can be optimized on Day 30.You find more satisfaction in your team’s success than your individual commits. You have a proven track record of growing junior engineers into seniors and seniors into leads/architects.Perks and benefits of working with us:Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.Carrot Cash travel stipend.Hopper will cover 100% of the employee premiums for EOR-offered health, dental, life and short term disability insurances with SulAmerica.Hopper offers employees in Brazil monthly meal vouchersVery generous parental leaveFlexdesk All Access Pass & Work-from-home stipend.Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.Open communication with management and company leadership.Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.More about HopperAt Hopper, we are on a mission to become the leading travel platform globally – powering Hopper’s mobile app, website and our B2B business, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions). By leveraging massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to bring transparency, flexibility and savings to travelers globally. We have developed several unique fintech solutions that address everything from pricing volatility to trip disruptions – helping people travel better and save more on their trips.The Hopper platform serves hundreds of millions of travelers globally and continues to capture market share around the world. he Hopper app has been downloaded over 120 million times and has become largely popular among younger travelers – with 7 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)