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# Director of Engineering at Arena.im

- **Company:** Arena.im
- **Location:** São Paulo, Brazil
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arenaim/jobs/4740674005

## Job description

About Arena:

Arena is a startup created in Silicon Valley with a mission to build communities for creators, publishers and brands with the power of AI. Companies using Arena include Disney, Reuters, Fox, Red Bull and NFL. We have +2,000 customers in 150 countries, with +50M users engaging and having conversations on Arena every month.

We are a Series A company backed by top-tier investors such as CRV, Redpoint and Craft Ventures. Arena offers a unique work environment and the chance to collaborate with diverse teammates across multiple countries, with a culture of ownership, autonomy, and high performance.

Arena is expanding its AI product portfolio with MyAvatar.AI, a multimodal platform that enables users to create intelligent, personalized AI avatars through voice, video, and conversational interfaces.

Sometimes you're stuck in an engineering role where you're solving the same problems over and over. If you enjoy building great teams, solving complex technical challenges, and scaling technology — then Arena is the company you're looking for.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering organization and scale our technology, teams, and execution as Arena grows.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll define and execute the engineering strategy, drive technical excellence, and build high-performing teams — while staying hands-on with architecture, technical decisions, complex problems, and critical initiatives.

What you will be doing:

- Lead, coach, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams.
- Partner directly with the CEO to define technical strategy, priorities, and execution plans.
- Drive engineering excellence across architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and development practices.
- Own engineering execution, ensuring teams deliver high-quality products on time.
- Build and improve engineering processes, standards, and team structures as the organization scales.
- Stay hands-on with architecture, technical decisions, and complex engineering problems.
- Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Must-Have Experience:

- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant engineering leadership experience.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing engineering managers and senior engineers.
- Strong hands-on background in designing, building, and scaling SaaS, cloud-based, or API-driven products.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and engineering best practices.
- Ability and willingness to dive deep into technical problems, architecture, and critical engineering decisions when needed.
- Proven track record of improving engineering execution, processes, and team performance.
- Strong ability to partner with Product, Design, and business leadership to balance technical and business priorities.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience working with distributed/global teams.
- Fluent English.

Our Stack:

Our engineering organization works across a modern, distributed technology stack, including:

- Languages: Node.js, TypeScript, Golang
- APIs & Real-Time: GraphQL, WebSockets, REST
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Lambda, Fargate, EC2, API Gateway, S3, VPC, IAM, ALB, CloudFront, Kinesis, SQS, CloudWatch, Serverless Framework
- Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Firestore/Firebase
- Caching & Edge: Redis, Cloudflare
- Quality: Unit testing and automated testing practices

Nice-to-Have Experience:

- Experience with AI, Generative AI, LLMs, or AI-powered products.
- Experience with modern cloud architectures, distributed systems, real-time applications, and technologies such as AWS, GraphQL, WebSockets, and serverless architectures.
- Experience scaling engineering organizations in startups or scale-ups.
- Experience with high-scale web applications and real-time systems.
- Strong technical depth with the ability to move between strategic leadership and hands-on technical problem solving.
- Experience working with global teams and enterprise customers.

We also have some sweet perks like:

🔥 Be a part of the team in Silicon Valley and join a global team. 💪 A team of exceptional engineers leading the cutting-edge AI Agents. 💶 Competitive salary package & benefits. ⛱️ 4 weeks of paid time-off. 📖 Learning and Development budget. 🚀 Key moment to join Arena in terms of growth and opportunities. 💻 Ability to put your stamp on real-world AI applications that serve millions of users. 📚 Fast-learning environment, entrepreneurial and strong team spirit. 🌍 Multiple nationalities: cosmopolite & multi-cultural mindset. 💆‍♀️ Our people matter, work-life balance is important at Arena.

## About Arena.im

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Arena provides an AI-powered platform for brands and publishers to build, engage, and monetize interactive communities directly on their websites and apps.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2017 (incorporated as Stationfy Inc.)
- **Founders**: Paulo Martins

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Technology, Information, and Internet; AI-powered community engagement; Media & Publishing
- Target customers: B2B, serving publishers, media companies, sports & entertainment organizations, and brands/e-commerce businesses
- Mission or purpose statement: To help brands and audiences have real, meaningful conversations online, making interactions more engaging, authentic, and personal.

## Products & Services
- **Arena Community Platform**: An all-in-one engagement suite that allows companies to add interactive features like comments, polls, live blogs, group chat, and AI-powered content streams to their website with a no-code deployment. Designed to turn anonymous visitors into identified users.
- **Arena Live Chat**: A chat solution focused on community interaction and real-time audience engagement.
- **Arena Enterprise**: An advanced tier offering collaborative tools, limitless customization, robust workflows, top-tier security, and scalability for large organizations.
- **Monetization & Ads**: Tools to integrate with ads, monetize audiences, and generate leads directly from the community.
- **Advanced Analytics**: A dashboard to track impact on key business indicators, measure growth, and gain insights into user behavior and segmentation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $7.5M (LinkedIn estimate) | Total Funding of $16.42M
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: CRV (led Series A), Redpoint eventures (led Seed), Techstars (led Pre-Seed)
- **Growth Signals**: Serves 10,000+ organizations; operates in 5 countries (Brazil, United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, US); employee count of 41 with a strong technical team (18 people); LinkedIn follower growth of +54.1% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **No-Code Deployment**: Enables any website to integrate a full community suite quickly without engineering resources.
- **First-Party Data Focus**: Captures rich user profiles based on actions, interests, and intent, which is increasingly critical in a privacy-first (GDPR-compliant) digital landscape.
- **AI-Powered Automation**: Uses AI for content generation, personalized recommendations, and automating community management tasks.
- **Real-Time Scalability**: Blazing-fast technology proven to handle millions of users during major worldwide events.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening its AI capabilities to further automate engagement and personalization.
- Expanding its footprint across key verticals: publishing, sports, entertainment, and e-commerce.
- Scaling its sales and customer success operations, particularly in the Enterprise segment.
- Strengthening its position as a leader in first-party data community solutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Innovative Environment**: A dynamic Silicon Valley startup at the forefront of AI and community-building technology.
- **Global & Remote-Friendly Team**: With offices in San Francisco and a large remote team in Brazil, the company offers flexibility. Open roles are listed as remote for Brazil-based candidates.
- **Engineering-Led Culture**: The largest department is Technical (18 people), indicating a strong focus on product and engineering excellence. The tech stack is modern and diverse (React, Python, Django, Typescript, Node.js, etc.).
- **Growth Trajectory**: As a well-funded Series A company with significant revenue ($7.5M) and a growing customer base, it offers the potential for high impact and career growth.
- **Mission-Driven**: The work directly impacts how millions of people interact with content and brands online, making it a compelling space for those interested in community, media, and user experience.

## Sources
1. [arena.im](https://arena.im/)
2. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/arenaim)
3. [Built In](https://builtin.com/company/arenaim)
4. [Greenhouse](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arenaim)

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