Why should you join dLocal?
dLocal enables the biggest companies in the world to collect payments in 40 countries in emerging markets. Global brands rely on us to increase conversion rates and simplify payment expansion effortlessly. As both a payments processor and a merchant of record where we operate, we make it possible for our merchants to make inroads into the world’s fastest-growing, emerging markets.
By joining us you will be a part of an amazing global team that makes it all happen, in a flexible, remote-first dynamic culture with travel, health, and learning benefits, among others. Being a part of dLocal means working with 900+ teammates from 25+ different nationalities and developing an international career that impacts millions of people’s daily lives. We are builders, we never run from a challenge, we are customer-centric, and if this sounds like you, we know you will thrive in our team.
What’s the opportunity?
As our Software Engineering Leader you'll be in charge of leading a software development team and the applications that team owns. Your team will build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be leading a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications with big customers like Netflix, Amazon, Nike, Facebook & more! The different members of the team will report directly to you and you will be involved in helping develop their careers within the company.
What will I be doing?
- You'll be responsible for week-to-week planning of your team and keeping each member accountable
- As a tech lead, part of your role is to be a people manager - It's vital you dedicate time to managing your team members
- You'll be expected to drive technical direction in projects and assure they meet scalability and robustness requirements
- You'll be hands-on on projects, getting deep into code and project architecture
- You'll be responsible for hiring for your team
- You'll be responsible for communicating and planning between other teams
What skills do I need?
- Proven experience leading remote development teams
- Strong hands-on Software Development background
- Expertise in Java or Go, plus JavaScript and TypeScript for frontend
- Extensive experience building scalable applications
- Proficient with monitoring tools like NewRelic, Datadog, Grafana/Prometheus, and distributed logs (e.g., ELK)
- Experience working with critical applications (performance, scalability, security)
- Experience with microservices architecture and relational databases
- Knowledge of AWS and NoSQL (desirable)
- Test-driven development and strong understanding of version control (Git)
- Strong documentation skills
- Upper-intermediate English (Spanish is a plus)
What happens after you apply?
Our Talent Acquisition team is invested in creating the best candidate experience possible, so don’t worry, you will definitely hear from us. We will review your CV and keep you posted by email at every step of the process!
Also, you can check out our webpage, Linkedin, Instagram, and Youtube for more about dLocal!
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What We Do
dLocal started with one goal – to close the payments innovation gap between global enterprise companies, and customers in emerging economies. We have over 900 payment methods, in more than 40 countries.
With the ability to accept local payment methods and facilitate cross-border fund settlement worldwide, our merchants reach billions of underserved consumers in the high-growth markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. dLocal offers the ideal payment solutions for global commerce:
Payins: Accept local payment methods
Payouts: Compliantly send funds cross-border
Defense Suite: Manage fraud effectively
dLocal for Platforms: Unify your platform’s payment solution
Local Issuing: Localize payments for your gig-economy workers, suppliers, and partners
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