Your wellbeing, our mission. Join a company shaping a healthier world.

GET TO KNOW US

At Wellhub we're revolutionizing workplace wellness. Our platform connects employees worldwide to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep—all in one simple subscription. Headquartered in NYC with team members in Europe, North America and South America, we’re on a mission to make every company a wellness company.

We believe work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced. Here, you’ll find a team that values wellbeing, collaboration, and different perspectives, where passion and creativity push boundaries to create real impact. Your contributions will help shape a healthier, more balanced world for you and millions of people globally.

Join us in redefining the future of wellbeing!

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are hiring a Tech Lead / Software Engineer Manager to our Darwin | CXTech team in Brazil! This is a Remote – Brazil position, meaning you can work from anywhere within the country. Please note that this role is only open to candidates in Brazil.

The Darwin team is responsible for the central nervous system of our company. We build and maintain the internal backoffice ecosystem that empowers our operations teams to scale. Darwin isn't just a tool; it’s the platform that ensures our business remains agile, automated, and efficient. From React micro-frontends to the backend services powering our AI chatbots and self-service portals, Darwin is where operational excellence meets cutting-edge engineering.

As the Tech Lead Manager for Darwin in CXTech group, you will sit at the intersection of hands-on technical leadership and people management. You will lead a high-performing squad of engineers, ensuring that our internal tools are as robust, performant, and easy to use as our external products.

YOUR IMPACT

Platform Leadership

• Internal Excellence: Lead the design, development, and evolution of Darwin, our mission-critical internal backoffice platform, ensuring it remains the backbone of our global operations.
• Full-Stack Stewardship: Lead and remain hands-on with a multidisciplinary team of backend and frontend developers to build high-scale tools that power our self-service ecosystem and internal workflows.
• Frontend Mastery: In-depth knowledge of React and extensive experience building type-safe applications with TypeScript.
• Polyglot Backend Mindset: Experience or familiarity with Go and Kotlin (or Java). You are comfortable navigating different backend ecosystems to support Darwin’s diverse services.
• Operational Reliability: Troubleshoot platform issues and proactively identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks, directly impacting the company’s bottom line.
• Self-Service Innovation: Oversee the backend services that power our AI chatbots and user-facing self-service tools, ensuring seamless integration between backoffice data and end-user experience.

Technical Leadership & People Management

• Mentorship & Growth: Provide technical guidance and career mentorship to the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and high performance.
• Engineering Standards: Establish and enforce "gold standards" for TypeScript development, testing, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure Darwin remains stable and maintainable.
• Agile Collaboration: Work in a collaborative environment that prioritizes people over process, staying laser-focused on team productivity and shipping value.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with Product, Operations, and Design leads to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical roadmaps.

Architecture & Systems Design

• Micro-Frontend Strategy: Define and implement a scalable micro-frontend architecture using React and TypeScript to allow Darwin to grow without becoming a monolith.
• Backend Resilience: Design and develop robust backend services and BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) patterns that support both internal UIs and external-facing self-service tools.
• Scalable Transformation: Support existing legacy systems while leading the transformation toward modern, high-scale architectures that meet our evolving product demands.

Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life wellness.

WHO YOU ARE

Essential Attributes:

• Leadership Track Record: Proven experience as a Tech Lead, with at least 2 years in a formal or informal leadership/management capacity.
• Frontend Mastery: In-depth knowledge of React and extensive experience building type-safe applications with TypeScript.
• Full-Stack Mindset: Skilled in architecting large-scale, multi-tier web applications with a focus on high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex technical "Darwin" roadmaps into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem Solver: A strong customer-service orientation; you view the operations team as your primary customers and take pride in unblocking them.

Technical Proficiencies:

• Modern Web Stack: Expert-level command of TypeScript, JavaScript.
• Data & Backend: Extensive background working with SQL technologies (PostgreSQL or MySQL) and designing RESTful web services.
• Cloud Architecture: Prior experience with cloud-based environments, specifically AWS, and a solid understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
• Computer Science Fundamentals: Strong grasp of data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis to ensure Darwin remains performant as it scales.
• Linguistic Agility: Advanced English skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly to global teams across different time zones.

Desirable (The "Plus" Factors):

• Micro-Frontend Expert: Specific experience split-testing or architecting micro-frontend environments to manage complex architecture.
• Distributed Systems: Understanding of message brokering (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka) and asynchronous processing for background operational tasks.
• Architectural Patterns: Deep understanding of BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) patterns, Object-Oriented Design, and functional programming paradigms.
• Agile Advocate: Natural comfort leading in an Agile/Scrum environment, prioritizing iteration and rapid feedback loops.

We recognize that individuals approach job applications differently. We strongly encourage all aspiring applicants to go for it, even if they don't match the job description 100%. We welcome your application and will be delighted to explore if you could be a great fit for our team. For this specific role, please note that prior experience as a Tech Lead and skilled in architecting large-scale, multi-tier web applications are mandatory requirements.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

With thoughtful benefits, emotional wellbeing resources, and a culture that empowers you to take ownership of your role and your wellbeing, we create an environment where you can thrive in all dimensions of your life.

Our flexible benefits program allows you to customize some of the benefits, according to your needs!

Our benefits include:

WELLHUB: Free Gold+ membership with access to onsite gyms and studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental wellbeing support, and more! Add up to three family members to your plan, ensuring access to wellness for those who matter most to you.

WELLZ: A complete emotional wellbeing program with a unique approach. It offers personalized journeys that combine individual therapy sessions (52 per year) and on-demand content.

HEALTHCARE: Health, dental, and life insurance.

FLEXIBLE WORK: As a Flexible First company, we offer hybrid and remote options to give you the freedom to work in a way that suits you. The model for this specific role can be discussed with your recruiter and hiring manager. When you join, use our home office reimbursement to set up your home office.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE: Flexibility for us isn’t just about where we work—it also means being able to shape how and when we get things done. Together with their leaders, employees define schedules that align with their time zones, team needs, and personal routines.

PAID TIME OFF: It’s important to take time away from work to recharge.Employees receive vacations after 6 months and additional 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + an extra holiday for your birthday!

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE: Welcoming a new child is one of the most special moments in your life. Take the time to be present and enjoy your growing family. We offer 100% paid parental leave to all new parents. Parents giving birth are eligible for an extended leave and a ramp-back period to return part-time while they get settled.

CAREER GROWTH: Access world-class platforms, participate in interactive sessions, build your personalized development roadmap, and explore internal opportunities. We focus on continuous learning and feedback to support your journey toward personal and professional success.

CULTURE: You’ll join a team of passionate people who come together to break boundaries, support each other, and create a meaningful impact in workplace wellness. We win together, building trust through open communication and a culture where every perspective matters. Learn more about our shared culture and values here.

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Diversity, Equity, and Belonging at Wellhub

We aim to create a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive space where everyone knows they belong.

Wellhub is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Our commitment to inclusion also extends to how we recognize and reward our people. We’re proud to be Syndio Fair Pay Certified, reflecting our ongoing dedication to equitable and fair pay practices across our global team. Read more about it here.

Questions on how we treat your personal data? See our Aviso de Privacidade para Candidatos.