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As NewtonX's first Engineering Manager in Colombia, this is a dual mandate: drive high-velocity engineering delivery and act as the talent magnet who establishes Medellín as a core NewtonX engineering hub. You'll own team growth from the ground up — recruiting, onboarding, and developing exceptional local engineering talent — while partnering closely with US-based leadership to keep the Medellín team fully integrated and high-performing. Fluency and confidence in English, both written and verbal, is essential. You'll represent the team in cross-functional planning, leadership discussions, and technical reviews.

Regional Build & Talent Development • Own the Medellín hiring engine — drive sourcing, interviews, and closing with urgency and a high bar for backend and full-stack talent. • Be a talent magnet — build NewtonX's presence in Medellín's tech community through meetups, university relationships, and your network. • Design onboarding that ramps engineers fast and creates the scaffolding (runbooks, norms, rituals) for a self-sustaining team. • Coach and develop engineers through structured 1:1s, consistent feedback, and a culture of ownership and accountability. Team Leadership & Execution • Drive consistent, high-velocity delivery — remove blockers, maintain sprint health, and translate business priorities into well-scoped engineering work. • Track the right metrics and surface risks early; deliver with urgency without sacrificing quality or sustainability. • Uphold engineering standards across code review, testing, documentation, and CI/CD hygiene. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Operate as a full partner to US-based leadership — align with Product, Data, and Engineering on priorities, timelines, and platform direction. • Represent the Medellín team in cross-functional planning, resource discussions, and roadmap prioritization. • Break down silos and build relationships across org boundaries, proactively bridging time zones and communication gaps. Technical Direction • Stay close to the technical work — review designs, weigh in on architectural decisions, and ensure output reflects scalability and maintainability. • Oversee on-call coverage and observability practices (PagerDuty, Sentry); drive reductions in toil. • In collaboration with Technical Leads, help shape platform direction aligned to company objectives.

Required • 3+ years in engineering with at least 2–3 years managing backend, platform, or infrastructure teams. • Deep backend engineering expertise — able to engage substantively with architectural decisions. Experience with Python and React is a plus. • Proven track record as a talent magnet — you've built teams before and take recruiting as seriously as delivery. • Excellent English proficiency — clear, confident communication in writing and in cross-functional meetings with US-based leadership. • High-velocity execution mindset — you move fast, decide with incomplete information, and keep a team in motion. • Strong cross-cultural communication skills; comfortable with ambiguity and influencing without direct authority. • Hands-on familiarity with PagerDuty, Sentry or equivalent, and GitHub for engineering workflows. Nice to Have • Experience growing an engineering presence in Medellín or the broader Colombia tech ecosystem • Background at a B2B SaaS or data company • Familiarity with Terraform, Cloudflare, or infrastructure-as-code • Existing network in Medellín's tech community — universities, meetups, incubators Why Join NewtonX • Pioneer the region: Be the founding EM for NewtonX's Medellín hub — shape the culture, hiring bar, and engineering identity of a new office from the ground up. • High ownership from day one: Real influence over technical direction, team culture, and how we grow in Colombia. • Frontier B2B AI: Work on infrastructure powering the most sophisticated research and decision-making workflows in the world. • Exceptional traction: Strong product-market fit with the world's largest investment banks, hedge funds, and consulting firms. • World-class team: Work alongside incredibly smart, driven people who are passionate about their craft. • Growth opportunity: Join during a hypergrowth phase with a clear path to broader engineering leadership as the Colombia team scales.