Offer summary

Qualifications:

Strong background in people management, especially with senior engineering teams., Experience with generative AI or innovation teams, leading projects or working in R&D settings., Hands-on experience with distributed systems, API design, and backend architecture., Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration..

Key responsibilities:

Guide the team’s day-to-day execution and drive engineering excellence.

Partner closely with Product and Design to deliver innovative AI-powered experiences.

Collaborate with other teams to embed AI agents into diverse product areas.

Utilize data-driven decision making and engineering metrics to inform strategies.

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a high-impact leadership role with strong technical involvement. You’ll be responsible for guiding the team’s day-to-day execution, driving engineering excellence, and partnering closely with Product and Design to deliver innovative, AI-powered experiences from scratch.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Agent Experience is a new strategic initiative at VTEX focused on applying generative AI to redefine how users interact with our platform. The team plays a core role in building both the platform and agents that will power conversational experiences across the ecosystem. The team also collaborates closely with other VTEX teams to embed AI agents into diverse product areas.

WHO YOU ARE

Strong background in people management, especially with senior engineering teams;
Previous experience with generative AI or innovation teams, whether leading projects, incubating ideas, or working in R&D settings;
Hands-on experience with distributed systems, API design, and backend architecture;
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK), and container orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS);
Comfortable with cloud platforms and building scalable services;
Experience working with data-driven decision making and engineering metrics;
Fluent or advanced English.

ABOUT VTEX

VTEX (NYSE: VTEX) is the composable and complete commerce platform that delivers more efficiency and less maintenance to organizations seeking to make smarter IT investments and modernize their tech stack. Through our pragmatic composability approach, we empower brands, distributors, and retailers with unparalleled flexibility and comprehensive solutions, enabling them to invest solely in what provides a clear business advantage and boosts profitability. VTEX is trusted by 2,400 global B2C and B2B customers, including Carrefour, Colgate, Motorola, Sony, Stanley Black & Decker, and Whirlpool, having 3,400 active online stores across 43 countries (as of FY ended on December 31, 2024).

Founded in the year 2000, VTEX has a history of being unstoppable. Completely against the odds, VTEX is leading a high-tech industry and positioned above market giants. We are building an extraordinary future with more than 1,300 employees scattered across 25 locations in 16 countries in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.vtex.com.

At VTEX, you will work in a challenge-driven environment and collaborate with amazing peers. If you are powerful individually, join us, and we will be unstoppable together.

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