# Engineering Manager (Hands-On / Java) - Brazil

We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of around 10 engineers on one of our longest-running and most successful projects, working with an East Coast-based US client. This is a hybrid role: you’ll spend roughly 75% of your time coding as a senior Java engineer, while also leading the team, organizing delivery, mentoring engineers, and acting as the primary day-to-day technical point of contact for the client. If you enjoy staying close to the technology while also taking ownership of a team and its relationship with the client, we’d love to hear from you. Our Mission, Vision, and Values At Space Inch, we prioritize alignment with our clients and team, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs. We are committed to delivering exceptional work while supporting the personal and professional growth of our team members. Our Stance on AI and Technology Transitions We don't just "accept" AI; we encourage its usage to enhance productivity and code quality. We’re looking for engineers who are comfortable incorporating AI into their everyday workflow while still applying strong technical judgment knowing how to validate, challenge, and improve AI-generated output. A

- **Id**: 4042107
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/space-inch-engineering-manager-hands-on-java-brazil-2>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Brazil
- **Countries**: BR
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T22:32:13Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T22:32:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6670
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Gaming, Mobile Games, Game Development

## Company

- **Id**: 7746
- **Name**: Space Inch
- **Domain**: spaceinch.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/space-inch>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Claude** — Optional: no
- **Cursor** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **Spring Boot** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Brazil** — Iso: BR; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T22:32:13Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T00:14:21Z

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