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Tech Lead Cloud Platform Software Engineer

1/23/2026

The Tech Lead will develop high-performance cloud and container technologies primarily using Python, deliver high-quality solutions, and mentor less experienced team members. They will also actively participate in an agile software development process and contribute to a private cloud platform for 5G and distributed Edge deployments.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Language

English

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About The Company

Encora is a global digital engineering company built for a new era of AI-powered businesses. Forged in Silicon Valley, we grew up serving digital natives who demanded speed, scale, and flawless experiences. Today, we bring that same DNA to enterprises worldwide, enabling speed and hyper-adaptability, moving them further along their quest to become more composable and agile. With two decades at the convergence of Cloud, Data, and AI, we help organizations move beyond rigid, legacy models to become composable enterprises, through adaptive systems designed to sense change and reconfigure in real time. More than 9,500 engineers, designers, and domain experts across the Americas, Europe, India, and Southeast Asia give Encora the ability to combine nearshore agility with global scale. Backed by Advent International and Warburg Pincus, we deliver innovation acceleration and modernization across industries, powered by Encora AIVA™, our orchestration platform for AI-native engineering. We believe the future won’t be built by humans or machines alone, but by human creativity amplified by limitless machine intelligence. At Encora, that’s how we help our clients build fast and adapt faster.

About the Role

Important Information

Location: Brazil
Job Mode: Full-time
Work Mode: Work from home

Responsibilities and Duties

Develop high performance cloud and container technologies mostly leveraging Python as the main programming language;
Develop and deliver high quality solutions and code;
Develop automated tests, improving the SDLC;
Investigate and resolve issues reported during testing and customer integration;
Actively participate in all aspects of an agile software development process;
Work as part of a team focused on containerization, virtualization, VM management and fault tolerant/carrier grade development;
Contribute actively to open source projects related to the solution;
Contribute to a highly available, carrier grade private cloud platform aimed to be at the core of 5G and distributed Edge deployments worldwide;

As a Tech Lead, be the reference when communicating with the team and stakeholders (including the customer);
Mentor less experienced team members.

Essential Skills

Solid backend developer (preferably but not restricted to Python, C or C++), knowledgeable in Linux Essentials*, interested in working on development and troubleshooting of a highly distributed private cloud platform supporting containerized applications, virtualized machines and bare metal nodes;

*Linux Essentials:

Basic concepts of hardware, processes, programs and the components of the Linux Operating System;
How to work on the command line and with files;
How to create and restore compressed backups and archives;
System security: users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories;
How to create and run simple scripts.

Desirable Skills

Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Linux Containers, etc.);
Knowledge of cloud computing concepts (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS);
Experience with Kubernetes Cluster Administration (design infrastructure that involves one or more Kubernetes clusters, configure, control, and monitor Kubernetes clusters);
Experience with Kubernetes App Development (design and development of applications that run in Kubernetes clusters);
Introductory computer networking knowledge on the application (HTTP/HTTPs/SIP/etc.) and transport (TCP/UDP/etc.) layers.

About Encora

Encora is the preferred digital engineering and modernization partner of some of the world’s leading enterprises and digital native companies. With over 9,000 experts in 47+ offices and innovation labs worldwide, Encora’s technology practices include Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

Key Skills

PythonCC++LinuxContainer TechnologiesCloud ComputingKubernetesNetworkingAgile DevelopmentAutomated TestingVM ManagementFault ToleranceOpen SourceMentoringHigh Availability5G