Director of Engineering (LATAM) at Jobgether

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Director of Engineering (LATAM) at Jobgether. This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Director of Engineering in Latin America.. We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead and scale a high-performing, fully remote engineering team. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, enabling the delivery of AI-enabled, scalable software solutions while modernizing legacy systems. You will act as a player-coach, mentoring engineers, shaping architecture, and ensuring the team executes against a dynamic product roadmap. This position offers the opportunity to drive innovation, implement AI-native practices, and collaborate closely with product leadership in a fast-growing SaaS environment.. . Accountabilities. . Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed engineering team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.. . Provide technical direction and architectural guidance, balancing modernization of legacy systems with adoption of AI-native development practices.. . Ensure timely delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with the product roadmap.. . Champion the integration of AI tools and automation to increase engineering efficiency and innovation.. . Contribute hands-on when needed by prototyping new ideas, resolving critical issues, and supporting engineers in complex challenges.. . Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and other teams to align engineering efforts with customer and business priorities.. . Implement and maintain engineering best practices, documentation, and processes to ensure operational excellence and team stability.. . . Proven experience leading software engineering teams as a player-coach, not just as a manager.. . Strong architectural judgment and experience across multiple tech stacks; experience with .NET is a plus.. . Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (Python, TypeScript, Go preferred) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes preferred).. . Demonstrated experience incorporating AI into development workflows (LLMs, RAG, copilots, automation).. . Comfortable with prototyping, MVP-first delivery, and rapid iteration in a fast-paced environment.. . Strong collaboration and communication skills, able to work as a strategic partner to product leadership.. . Experience managing remote teams and scaling engineering processes in SaaS or high-growth tech environments.. . . Company Location: Colombia.