We are looking for Engineering Leads for the Front-End Development area to join our implementation team in Montevideo.

The Engineering Lead will lead a team of Front-End Engineers at Ascentis Montevideo office that share similar skills and work within the same competency area.

He/she will be the technical referent for a group of engineers, is responsible for nurturing and reinforcing best technical practices, focusing on technical matters that affect more than one individual and across teams.

• First and foremost, be the go-to technical referent for a group of Front-End engineers;

• Grow the technical expertise of your team through coaching and mentoring,

• Facilitate technical trainings and meetings

• Sponsor innovation in solving problems: help develop a team spirit and desire to experiment and try new things and unconventional solutions

• Participate in web engineering technology architecture discussions for product development

• Advocate for development or quality assurance best practices across all engineering practices

• Keep current with the technology field developments. Ability to understand if engineers are using the tools at their disposal in an efficient manner. Be capable of detecting resource/tools gaps and propose high level solutions to the problem;

• Work closely with scrum teams, product owners, scrum masters and stakeholders to ensure we deliver the best products to our users

• 2-3 years of software engineering leadership experience, ideally with demonstrated experience in service-oriented/µservices-based solutions

• At least 1-year experience working with scalable multi-tiered web facing applications

• You are knowledgeable about Front-End development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular)

• Ability to travel to the United States for short term

• Practical, architectural-level abilities in order to help him/her be a coach to the Software Engineers

• Experience in SDLC processes and Agile development methodologies, SCRUM experience preferred

• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work and thrive in a fast paced, collaborative and iterative environment

• Strong decision-making skills

• Outstanding attention to detail

• Ability to organize and prioritize effectively

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish

• Knowledge of SaaS technologies

• 2+ years’ experience leading software or quality engineers

As an Engineering Lead you are responsible for fostering a work environment that motivates and engages the individual team members. The Engineering lead will also provide important feedback to the Ascentis Engineering Management team.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Office perks
• Private Health Inssurance
• Subsidized lunch