Lead Engineer

WHY DEPT

We are pioneers at heart. What this means is that we are always leaning forward thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. Thats why we hire curious self-driven talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning that with people across 20 countries were big enough to provide you with the best tools global opportunities and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you your growth your team and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems no matter where you are in the world.

We are looking to hire a Principal/Lead Engineer to lead one of our teams working with a client that is building a next-gen solution in the intersection between the biotechnology and healthcare sectors.

YOU WILL BE:

• Designing and driving impactful changes that boost the productivity of engineers across the organization.
• Mentoring and collaborating with junior engineers guiding them through design decisions code implementation and breaking down goals into actionable steps.
• Innovating and contributing to the technical roadmap ensuring continuous improvements enhancements and updates.
• Participating in code reviews offering constructive feedback and learning from others approaches.
• Documenting best practices and coding patterns ensuring they are accessible and actionable for the team.
• Collaborating across teams to promote consistency and alignment in engineering practices.
• Improving developer workflows and platform reliability by identifying pain points and delivering creative impactful solutions.

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• Overall 8 years of experience in software development.
• Strong NodeJS experience
• AWS cloudFormation expertise
• Kafka/SQS messaging knowledge
• JS Testing frameworks experience/comfort level
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in helping organize and scope high-priority projects and plans to keep us
  moving forward.
• Great attention to detail and quality.
• A desire to collaborate together with a tight-knit team.

WHAT DO WE OFFER

• We enjoy spending time together working closely with other local colleagues and getting to know one another. Our Buenos Aires offices (Villa Crespo or Mar del Plata) are fully equipped with refreshments and great common spaces!
• Premium healthcare through OSDE for the employee and their immediate family members
• Mendel prepaid card with a monthly allowance for grocery purchases
• Monthly reimbursements for Wi-Fi/electricity expenses
• Monthly reimbursements for training/English classes
• 100% covered Plan Total membership at Sportclub
• Access to a our benefits platform through Bonda
• A flexible vacation policy

WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU

DEPT is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is at its best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves. Were committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace regardless of anyones lived experience race color religion sex national origin age disability and genetic information. So tell us about any accommodations you need. Its totally confidential and only used to make sure you feel fully supported at every step.

We are a B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work. Our hope is that you can feel good about the contributions DEPT is making to the world and we always have an open door for your ideas in making the world a better place.

DEPT is a pioneering technology and marketing services company that creates integrated end-to-end digital experiences for brands such as Google KFC Philips Audi Twitch Patagonia eBay and more. Its team of 2500 digital specialists across 30 locations on 5 continents delivers pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture.

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DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit develop nurture and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications Apply and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity equity and inclusion Check out our efforts here.