Software Development Engineer/Desenvolvedor de Software III

What You'll Do

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to lead in the updating of solutions used by some of our largest customers including national governments.

You will report directly to the senior manager of the department and you will bring expertise in architectural principles, system design best practices, driving the creation of platforms that address complex challenges and empower global organizations. You will demand a blend of technical leadership and hands-on execution.

This is a fully remote position; however, only candidates residing in Brazil will be accepted.

What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Contribute to hands-on software development: Participate in daily coding tasks, collaborating with teams to solve complex technical challenges, design scalable solutions, and contribute directly to the delivery of high-quality software;
• Optimization Focus: Address performance, scalability, observability, and security challenges through design and optimization strategies;
• Collaboration: Partner with product managers, UX designers, and team members to align technical solutions with our goals. Represent the team in architectural review boards;
• Documentation: Create comprehensive technical documentation, including system diagrams, architectural decisions, and design patterns;
• Risk Management: Find and address technical risks, ensuring long-term sustainability and understanding of team goals;

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field;

• Experience: 5+ years in software development and architecture, with demonstrated expertise in building large-scale, distributed systems for enterprise environments;
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Golang;
• Experience building, maintaining, and supporting foundational shared services supporting cloud-native applications;
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, OAuth, and secure authentication protocols;
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka and databases such as Postgres and MongoDB;
• Hands-on experience with public cloud providers and DevOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and GCP).
• Development Practices: Agile methodologies, TDD, and CI/CD pipelines;
• Soft Skills: Experience approaching a problem from different angles, analyzing pros and cons of different solutions; Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners, and an approach to driving innovation;
• English Fluency: Fluent English is a requirement for this role.
• Only resumes submitted in English will be considered.

How We’ll Take Care Of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America

What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business_._ Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.