Senior Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow our Uruguay-based engineering team. This role serves as the key bridge between our US-based leadership team (Product, Engineering, QA, and Support) and the local team in Uruguay. As a senior leader, you will be responsible for people management, team development, delivery oversight, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture.

You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams in the US while providing hands-on leadership to a talented team of engineers in Uruguay. You will be instrumental in ensuring alignment between global and local teams, driving execution, and championing collaboration, transparency, and agility across locations.

Key Responsibilities:

People & Team Leadership

• Act as the local leader for the Uruguay engineering team, providing coaching, career development, and performance management.
• Foster a strong team culture, promoting collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
• Identify and develop talent, helping the team grow into a high-performing, autonomous unit.
• Ensure team well-being, engagement, and retention, while fostering alignment with company values.

Execution & Delivery

• Own local execution, ensuring the team delivers on commitments aligned with US product and engineering roadmaps.
• Partner with Product, QA, and Support teams (US-based) to ensure priorities, scope, and timelines are clear and feasible.
• Act as a proxy for US leadership, translating high-level strategy into actionable plans for the local team.
• Drive agile best practices, ensuring the team works efficiently in a distributed, startup environment.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Serve as the primary connection between Uruguay engineering and the US-based leadership teams (Product, QA, Support, etc.).
• Facilitate regular syncs and updates, ensuring transparency on progress, blockers, and risks.
• Proactively identify and escalate issues, while advocating for the local team’s needs.
• Ensure the team understands the broader business context and customer impact of their work.

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Scrum Master Responsibilities:
• Serve as a Scrum Master for engineering teams, facilitating sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• Ensure the team follows Agile methodologies and best practices for iterative development and continuous delivery.
• Remove roadblocks, identify dependencies, and escalate issues as needed to keep projects on track.
• Promote a culture of ownership and accountability, ensuring the team operates efficiently and meets delivery goals.
• Track and report team velocity, sprint progress, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to stakeholders.
• Code Quality & Reliability: Establish rigorous testing and validation processes to ensure a robust, scalable codebase.
• Optimize Remote Collaboration: Implement and refine processes for efficient distributed teamwork.
• Post-Mortems & Retrospectives: Drive continuous learning and improvement through structured feedback loops.

• 5+ years of experience in engineering leadership or managerial roles, ideally leading distributed or remote teams.
• Experience in high-growth startups or agile environments, with a strong execution mindset.
• Proven experience building, scaling, and coaching high-performance engineering teams.
• Strong background in cross-functional collaboration, particularly with Product, QA, and Support teams.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish, with the ability to operate effectively across cultures and time zones.
• Ability to balance technical depth with leadership responsibilities, making trade-offs between speed and quality.
• Experience working in remote-first or hybrid environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• An opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge technology company with a dynamic and innovative team.
• Professional growth and development opportunities in a supportive and collaborative work environment.