Hybrid Engineering Manager

at unico IDtech

• Job title: Engineering Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sao Paulo, Brazil

About the role

• Engineering Manager leading a senior engineering team in identity verification using advanced technologies. Elevating operational efficiency and mentoring talents in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Help team members advance their careers through one-on-one meetings, continuous feedback, performance evaluations, goal setting, and the creation of individual development plans;
• Lead people with varying levels of maturity and technical skills;
• Promote value generation and business impact within the team by understanding and translating product requirements into functional requirements for the team;
• Engage the team in solving complex problems across the back-end, front-end, and mobile systems maintained by the team;
• Support the team in maintaining systems and driving continuous improvement, promoting architectural evolutions aligned with business needs;
• Contribute to solution architecture design, acting as a technical ambassador who asks the right questions so the team can build the right software solutions.

Requirements

• Strong people management experience, especially with senior teams;
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in growth or transformation contexts;
• Experience with Agile methodologies, backlog management, and prioritization;
• Solid understanding of software quality, QA practices, and continuous improvement;
• Ability to provide technical influence without micromanaging.
• Nice to have:
• Experience with security products, fraud prevention, or critical platforms;
• Experience leading teams from acquired companies or teams that have undergone process maturation;
• Experience in environments with stringent SLAs, critical rollouts, and enterprise customers.

Benefits

• Flexible benefit: BRL 1,500 per month that can be allocated to meal/food allowance (VA/VR), Culture, Mobility, and Flex Vacation;
• Home office allowance: BRL 120 per month for bills and expenses;
• Profit-sharing (PLR): eligible for Participation in Profits and Results according to the collective bargaining agreement;
• Education benefit: Unico funds 100% of education for all employees through courses available on the Unico Skill platform. Options include undergraduate and graduate degrees, MBAs, language courses, specialized courses, and mentorships;
• Well-being: access to platforms such as Gympass and Totalpass;
• Extended parental leave: 180 days for birthing parents and primary caregivers in adoption processes, and 60 days for non-birthing parents and secondary caregivers in adoption, with full salary and benefits paid for the entire period.