Staff Software Engineering Manager, Mexico

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Guadalajara, Jalisco
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Machine Learning • Professional Services • Software • Sports • Analytics
Helping collectors to pursue their passion.
The Role
The Staff Software Engineering Manager will lead and manage engineering teams in Guadalajara, focusing on recruitment, performance-oriented culture, and aligning engineering priorities with business goals. This role involves project management and cross-functional leadership, ensuring the integration of a new engineering workforce into existing teams and initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineering Manager to join our team and help us to build out and manager our brand new Mexico Engineering Office, centered in Guadalajara. In this role, you will partner with Senior Engineering leadership to structure and execute a strategy to properly integrate this new engineering workforce into our existing teams, projects and initiatives. 

You’ll report to the Senior Director of Engineering and work from our Midtown Guadalajara office.

What You'll Do: 

  • Lead and manage engineering teams, including recruitment, coaching, and mentoring.
  • Use Agile and DevOps methodologies to foster a high-velocity engineering team.
  • Utilize software lifecycle management, project management, and stakeholder communication skills.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition team to recruit top engineering talent, including developing strategies for sourcing, interviewing, and hiring.
  • Build and scale a team in a competitive tech market.
  • Establish a positive, inclusive, and performance-oriented engineering culture.
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen and the ability to align engineering priorities with business goals.
  • Lead complex, cross-functional engineering projects from inception to delivery.
  • Manage budgets, forecasts, and KPIs for engineering projects and ensure they are aligned with the company's overall strategy.

Who You Are: 

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership/management position handling an org of 20+ people.
  • Prior experience leading or managing teams across different geographies is highly desirable.
  • A strong passion for building from the ground up and a startup mindset.
  • Collaborative, adaptable, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
  • Deep understanding of AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, VPC, IAM, etc.
  • Proven experience in designing and deploying scalable cloud solutions on AWS.
  • Knowledge of best practices in cloud security, cost optimization, and performance management.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes on AWS EKS).
  • Strong software engineering background, with expertise in backend systems architecture.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js).
  • Experience with microservices architecture, APIs, and RESTful web services.
  • Ability to establish software development best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and automated testing.
  • Proficiency in both English and Spanish, as this will be crucial for effective communication between teams in Mexico and international offices.

What we Offer 

  • The opportunity to be a part of our inaugural Guadalajara, Mexico office, and to make a real impact on the launch and success of this team 
  • A dynamic and collaborative international engineering team
  • An organization dedicated to supporting the passionate Collectors community 
  • A Competitive Salary and benefits 

Location: Employees will be expected to work several days at our Guadalajara office location, which will be in Midtown Guadalajara. 

Top Skills

Java
Node.js
Python

What the Team is Saying

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The Company
HQ: Santa Ana, CA
1,100 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Collectors has multiple business lines that grade, authenticate, and sell millions of high-value, record-setting collectibles. We're the leader in third-party authentication and grading services for high-value collectibles including trading cards (Professional Sports Authenticator and Card Ladder), coins (Professional Coin Grading Services), video games (Wata), event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia, and with your help we can continue to grow rapidly. Our goal is to make the joy of collecting accessible to everyone - collectors looking to complete their set, inventors looking to maximize the value of their collection, and anyone who’s looking to preserve a game, card or coin that reminds them of fond memories in their lives.

We’re entering an exciting new stage of growth as a result of our acquisition in 2021 led by entrepreneur and sports card collector Nat Turner, D1 Capital Partners L.P., and Cohen Private Ventures, in addition to renowned athletes and collectors. We’re investing in scalable, modern infrastructure to support the maturation of the industry, increasing value of collectibles, and demand for our services. Help us build a tech-enabled business for collectors.

Our services span collectible coins, trading cards, video games, event tickets, autographs, and memorabilia through our subsidiaries, which include Professional Sports Authenticators (PSA), Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS), Wata, Certified Coin Exchange (CCE), Collectors Corner, Set Registry, Collectors.com, and the Long Beach Expo collectibles trade show. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated more than 80 million items. We employ over 1,000 people across our Santa Ana, CA headquarters, New Jersey, Seattle Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Why Work With Us

Collectors has long been the global leader in third-party authentication, grading, and valuation services for collectibles. This gives us the chance to disrupt the industry by applying technological advances to our services. We strive to be the most innovative organization in collectibles, building an ecosystem that celebrates the joy of collecting

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