Engineering

Lead Software Engineer (Latam, Remote)

Preferable Location(s): Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Work Type: Full Time

We are Kubikware™, a digital agency with 20+ years of experience designing and developing web and mobile platforms, as well as video games, AR/VR apps, and AI/ML. We are headquartered in Miami, FL, with a strong South American team, and have clients and partners in the US market across multiple industries. Among other accolades, we are a 5-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America honoree.


We are looking to expand our roster with a Lead Software Engineer (Java & GraphQL) located in Latin America to join a client-facing team through a staff augmentation engagement. This role is backend-focused, with strong ownership over API design, performance, and system scalability.


The ideal candidate has strong experience building enterprise-level backend systems and implementing GraphQL in production environments.


We are looking for:

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

  • Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot

  • Proven experience designing and implementing GraphQL APIs in production

  • Experience building and maintaining distributed systems and microservices

  • Strong experience with RESTful APIs and API design patterns

  • Solid experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)

  • Experience with AWS and cloud-based environments

  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka is a plus)

  • Strong ownership mindset and leadership capabilities

  • Advanced English communication skills (client-facing role)

  • Availability to overlap at least 4 hours with Pacific Time


Nice to have:

  • Experience with React or TypeScript

  • Experience in high-traffic or consumer-facing platforms

  • Experience working in consulting or distributed global teams


We offer:

  • Fully remote

  • Staff augmentation engagement

  • Full-time

  • Long-term project with strong extension potential

  • Opportunity to work directly with US-based clients


If you’re excited to lead backend initiatives in distributed, high-performance environments, we’d love to connect.

Please no agencies or C2C.

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