Head of engineering | USD Salary | LATAM
About us
Prometeo Talent is a recruitment firm with a strong presence across the Americas and Europe. We specialize in connecting companies with highly specialized technology professionals.
We´re parthering with leading automotive group with a strong presence in the regional market, specializing in vehicle sales, aftersales services, financing solutions, and comprehensive customer support.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Head of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering organization while driving the successful delivery of enterprise software solutions.
This role is ideal for a proven engineering leader who combines strong technical expertise with exceptional people management skills. You will be responsible for guiding engineering teams, shaping technical strategy, ensuring high-quality software delivery, and fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What you'll do
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing software engineering team
Establish a culture of accountability, excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Define engineering standards, best practices, and development workflows
Provide technical leadership across architecture, system design, implementation, and release planning
Review and validate technical decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to align engineering execution with company priorities
Translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions
Drive engineering execution, sprint planning, estimation, testing, and release processes
Identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement
Reduce technical debt while improving long-term platform health
Promote secure software development practices throughout the development lifecycle
Support hiring, onboarding, team planning, and engineering capacity management
Foster strong collaboration across Engineering, Product, Design, and Operations teams
What We're Looking For
Strong communication skills in English are a MUST
Engineering Leadership
Proven experience leading and scaling software engineering teams
Strong people management, mentoring, and coaching skills
Experience building high-performing engineering cultures
Ability to establish accountability, quality standards, and execution discipline
Technical Leadership
Strong hands-on software engineering background
Experience with software architecture, system design, and enterprise application development
Ability to review architecture and implementation decisions while guiding engineering teams
Experience ensuring software quality, scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Backend & Cloud Technologies
Strong experience with:
Node.js and TypeScript
PostgreSQL and MongoDB (DocumentDB)
Redis (ElastiCache)
AWS cloud services
Kubernetes (EKS)
Docker and Amazon ECR
Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible
CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
Amazon S3 and CloudFront
Frontend Technologies
Familiarity with modern frontend development, including:
React
Next.js
Astro
Tailwind CSS
shadcn/ui
Engineering Practices
Experience with API design and documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)
Experience with Prisma ORM and database migrations
Strong understanding of DevOps, testing, monitoring, and production support
Experience working in Agile development environments
Ability to establish engineering standards, code quality, documentation, and development workflows
Integrations & Enterprise Systems
Experience working with third-party platforms and integrations such as:
Twilio
SendGrid
HubSpot
Google Analytics
Celigo
NetSuite
Security & Enterprise Development
Strong understanding of secure software development practices
Experience with authentication, authorization, API security, data protection, and vulnerability management
Familiarity with enterprise software delivery and release readiness
Product & Business Partnership
Experience working closely with Product Managers, Design teams, and business stakeholders
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience managing technical debt, engineering roadmaps, and delivery processes
AI & Modern Development
Experience using AI-powered development tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Codex, or similar) to improve engineering productivity
Ability to review, validate, and guide AI-assisted code generation while maintaining engineering quality
Nice to have
Experience launching enterprise software products
Strong strategic thinking and organizational leadership
Ability to drive engineering transformation and process improvements
Experience working in fast-paced product organizations
Passion for mentoring engineers and developing future leaders
Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
What do we offer?
🪙Really competitive USD Salary
🌎 Opportunity to lead and shape a growing engineering organization
🚀 Ownership of engineering strategy, technical excellence, and delivery
🤝 Close collaboration with Product, Design, and business leadership
🔥 A culture focused on innovation, quality, ownership, and continuous improvement
- Locations
- Multiple locations