About Dura Software:
Dura Software is a leading software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) aggregator, based in the United
States, with operations across three continents, serving global enterprise customers. Our
business involves buying promising SaaS companies and making them part of the Dura family,
where we bring portfolio-wide resources and support to sustain and grow our businesses to
deliver a compelling value proposition to our customers and employees alike. In recent months,
Dura has grown, including expanding from the U.S. and Europe into Latin America.
About the Role:
To support our operations in Brazil, we are currently looking for an Assistant Director of
Information Technology, reporting directly to our CTO for Brazil.
This is a “hands-on” role that will drive our Brazil IT program, ranging from day-to-day
operations to shaping the future of our regional IT infrastructure and projects. The role will
include working directly with core systems, integrations of portfolio companies to the Dura
infrastructure, programming, technology transfer assessments between Dura and its portfolio
companies, as well as working with architecture and planning. This will be a tech-heavy IT
role—not a tech/dev ops role.
The role will a top lieutenant to the Brazil CTO, one of the CTO’s two principal direct reports.
The CTO’s other principal direct report is the dev. ops leader. To start, the role will not have any
direct reports, but an opportunity exists for substantial growth to the extent Dura continues to
expand in Latin America.
Additional Information:
- CVs/Resumes preferred in English
- Cover/motivational letters are welcome but not required.
- Interview process will include interviews in English with native English speakers, as well
- as in Portuguese with native Portuguese speakers.
- Remote position but must be in a location where an existing Dura affiliate is able to hire the employee and in a time zone compatible to work with Brazil and Central U.S. time. A location in Brazil would be preferred.
- Must be willing to travel as needed.
- All employment offers subject to additional terms and conditions.
Substantive Abilities You Bring to the Role:
Professional level English—both spoken and written—you will be required to work with
the HQ IT teams from the U.S.
Native level Portuguese
Programing languages (Advanced knowledge):
Basic understanding:
Database Knowledge:
- MongoDB and Scylla
- Postgres
- Knowledge of Hexagonal Architecture and messenger services (RabbitMQ
- preferred)
- Experience working with agile methodologies
- Development using microservices
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Previous work as a technical lead in a software development or IT-focused company
- Experience working with SaaS enterprise/B2B applications
- Undergraduate degree in an IT-related field (e.g. computer science, engineering,
- software design) from an accredited university
- Experience with law tech or SaaS providers serving large banks and insurance
- companies is a plus
Personal Traits You Bring to the Role:
- You are a self-starter and can figure out what needs to be done next without someone telling you to do it, and you can be accountable for your work, even while working remotely.
- You like learning, problem-solving, and overcoming challenges and take pride in producing top-quality SaaS products.
- You thrive in a high-growth, start-up-like environment and are a committed team player – “all in” – and eager to take-on responsibility and earn more responsibility based on your success.
- You are comfortable working with roadmaps and consistently delivering projects on-time and within budget.
- You are highly motivated and want to put in the extra effort to ensure we reach our collective goals.
- You understand that success in a high-growth company expanding in the region is a marathon rather than a sprint.
- You are comfortable with a “hands-on” IT role, where you will be doing the work yourself to start. The opportunity to have a team will come with business growth in the region and your success as a leader.
- Not necessary but definitely a plus if you have experience working with American tech companies.
What We Offer:
- Opportunity to be part of private equity-backed U.S. tech company with aggressive growth plans in Brazil, Latin America, and beyond.
- The chance to work on best-in-class law tech. products and to be part of an international team focused on: Trust, Success, and Community.
- You will interact not only with the CTO, but also the COO and the regional CEO.
- Competitive compensation and benefits, depending on experience and alignment with the role.
