Engineering Manager – Ruby on Rails (347)

Engineering Manager – Ruby on Rails

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Ubiminds is a GPTW-certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.

One of our clients is an education platform that aims to ensure that every child can learn foundational skills in Reading, Writing, and Math. They believe that EVERY CHILD can and must read, write, and do math. To make that happen, they are building a unique, comprehensive solution that combines a proprietary curriculum and integrated lesson plans, expertly trained tutors to deliver it, and a purpose-built technology platform to power it.

Apply now! This is a unique opportunity for you to not only accelerate your international career but also to grow as a developer working on a significant and impactful product that is helping to shape the future of education.

Challenge

We’re seeking an experienced, hands-on Engineering Manager with strong skills in Ruby on Rails to lead and mentor our development team. This role combines technical leadership with people management responsibilities. You’ll be guiding a team of talented engineers, driving the product’s technical vision, ensuring high-quality code, and fostering a collaborative culture.

What you'll do

In your day-to-day here:

1. Lead Development: Act as a hands-on Engineering Manager, working alongside the team in coding, reviewing, and providing technical guidance on Ruby on Rails and React projects.
2. Mentorship & Team Development: Build and nurture a high-performing team, conducting regular check-ins, coaching, and creating development plans for team growth.
3. Technical Strategy: Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to define the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap.
4. Agile Workflow: Ensure efficient sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, and effective task management.
5. Quality Assurance: Set and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and software development best practices.
6. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Design, and other departments to align technical solutions with business goals.

In order to succeed in this position, you will need:

Mandatory skills

1. Advanced/fluent English skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
2. Flexibility to work across US time zones (East Coast to West Coast, 3-4 hour difference).
3. Hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails in a production environment.
4. Previous leadership experience as a Lead Engineer, Team Lead, or Engineering Manager, ideally in a startup or fast-paced environment.
5. Strong technical problem-solving skills and ability to make sound decisions under tight deadlines.
6. Proven experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for mentoring and guiding engineers.

Nice-to-have

1. Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
2. Experience with React or other JavaScript frameworks (a plus).
3. Previous experience scaling applications in high-growth or large-scale environments.

Perks and Benefits

As an Engineering Manager @Ubiminds, you:

1. Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees.
2. Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services.
3. Enjoy our remote-first policy – we are a distributed team, after all.
4. Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here).
5. Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!
6. Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level on your communication skills!
7. Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!)
8. Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games.

How our process works

1. Interview with Tech Recruiter (specific chat about the job opening).
2. Client process (this may vary).
3. Offer.