2 months ago
Remote, BrazilSenior
Responsibilities
- Build and enhance scalable SaaS applications and platform integrations.
- Develop full-stack solutions supporting automated sales tax and compliance.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable applications, APIs, integrations, and backend services.
- Participate in architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve performance, reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, and other cross-functional teams.
- Contribute to code reviews and improve development standards and processes.
- Use engineering metrics to guide technical and product decisions.
- Simplify tax and compliance workflows into scalable, resilient systems.
- Mentor and support engineers while helping shape the platform’s long-term technical direction.
- Design and implement AI-enabled solutions for tax collection, filing, remittance, compliance workflows, and platform operations.
- Apply AI responsibly with attention to data accuracy, compliance, security, and risk management.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software development experience.
- Proven experience delivering high-quality production features using service-oriented architectures, microservices, and web application development.
- Strong understanding of system performance trade-offs, load balancing, and high-availability engineering.
- Full-stack development experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and Python.
- Experience with MySQL and Aurora DB as primary transactional relational databases.
- Familiarity with Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Experience with Java, React, web services, REST APIs, Azure, or GCP is a plus.
- Prior tax-industry experience is a plus.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and improve application performance and efficiency.
- Experience using AI and AI-related technologies and willingness to apply AI to business challenges.
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement from anywhere in Brazil.
- Compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
- Potential eligibility for employee bonuses.
- Private medical, life, and disability insurance, varying by location.
- Inclusive culture with employee-run resource groups and senior leadership sponsorship.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaKubernetesMySQLNode.jsPrometheusPythonReactRedisTypeScript
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About Avalara
Avalara builds cloud software that automates tax calculation, returns filing, exemption certificate management, and cross-border compliance for businesses, with deep integrations into e-commerce and ERP platforms. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, it is privately held and owned by Vista Equity Partners. The company sells SaaS subscriptions and managed filing services to help organizations comply with U.S. sales tax and international VAT/GST requirements.