At Fonoa, we are transforming how digital-first companies stay tax compliant. We provide simple and modular API solutions that easily integrate into any existing workflow. Through our technology first approach, we reduce manual processes, increase compliance and reduce the cost of operations when transacting and scaling internationally.We are solving one of the largest yet unsolved problems in global e-commerce. Our tax automation software enables companies such as Uber, Zoom, Booking.com, Squarespace and Rappi to expand their international offerings more quickly and stay tax compliant.Engineering plays a very central part in the business.As a company with ambitions to be a world-class API solution for all things tax, we value quality over quantity when building. We also care about creating scalable, easy-to-operate, and maintainable software that our customers and daily users can rely on.Some pointers about our engineering culture:Engineers are given customer problems to solve rather than features to build.We understand the customer's needs before considering implementation details.Engineers are owners of their past, present and future; architecture, tools, coding, testing, deployment, operations and scaling.We work in lean, small teams. We co-own the product roadmap with product managers.We choose collaboration, compassion, and trust over individualism and politics.We prefer innovation, constant iteration and trust over competition and perfect solutions.We support each other, are kind by nature, and give as much feedback as possible to improve as professionals.We break down complex problems and consistently seek the most straightforward solutions.We take quality and security seriously and factor it into everything we do.We are comfortable with change in terms of priorities, goals and deadlines. We see this more as an opportunity than a hurdle. We are not satisfied with the status quo and push for change.We seek those looking to make a severe impact and are excited about working in a high-growth startup.We ship fast, continuously, and iteratively, learning with each step.We are comfortable making mistakes. We don't blame and consider every failure an opportunity to improve.We measure everything, use the data to make decisions, and influence the organization.We don't allow blockers to prevent us from delivery. We step out of our comfort zone to find the solution and collaborate with other teams to move the initiatives forward.We may discover novel customer needs as we learn and spin up new products as required.Job Responsibilities:Learn about how painful it is for companies to manually handle the tax lifecycle, and think about how our systems change the status quo.Run a product engineering team, aligning business objectives with technical delivery.Partnering with the Product Manager, co-owning the product roadmap.Guiding on day-to-day tactical work, hiring, onboarding, developing and mentoring. Your success is your team's success.Contribute to the wider engineering culture and goals, working on high-level strategy with other Engineering Managers and our CTO.Constantly think about building the best API product, experience and capabilities.Job Requirements:You are fully proficient in English, written and spoken, as we are a diverse team but work in English.You optimize for distributed and asynchronous work, favoring documenting and taking notes over having ad-hoc face-to-face meetings that leave no trace and exclude those not present.You have a strong sense of ownership, caring about what you build and ensuring it serves your customers.You focus on people; able to hire the right individuals, organize effectively, develop your team through constant feedback, and prioritize their well-being and retention.You like to optimize processes to speed up product development without sacrificing quality.You're a builder at heart, eager for exposure and having an entrepreneurial attitude for challenges.You are either eager to learn or comfortable scaling and operating large-scale microservices in high-load environments.You are knowledgeable in a couple of languages; most of our current codebase is in Go and Typescript.You enjoy removing unused features more than shipping new things that lack impact.You ship small things fast, continuously, and iteratively, learning from each step.You prefer using data over opinions to make decisions, and are comfortable finding data yourself when it's missing.You're comfortable with change in priorities, goals, or deadlines, viewing it as an opportunity rather than a hurdle.You're looking to make a serious impact and are excited about working in a high-growth startup.We enable companies worldwide to seamlessly handle their taxes when transacting online by providing outstanding products that automate their workflows. To build exceptional products, we recognize the need for great people. We offer a competitive base salary for this position and are open to a specific range depending on candidates' experience. We also provide attractive equity to keep everyone positively incentivized.We're a company filled with talented, energetic, and motivated people from all backgrounds who bring in their different perspectives to help us on our mission to make taxes simple. We have a distributed team in more than 20 countries worldwide and you can read more on how we live our values and what inspires us to do amazing things together: https://fonoa.co/LifeAtFonoa.
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