Software Engineering Leader

Summary

Join dLocal as a Software Engineering Leader to lead a software development team building high-performing, scalable applications for major clients like Netflix and Amazon. You will be responsible for team planning, performance management, technical direction, hands-on coding, hiring, and inter-team communication. This role requires proven experience leading remote teams, strong software development skills (Java or Go, JavaScript, TypeScript), expertise in building scalable applications, and proficiency with various tools and technologies. dLocal offers a remote-first, flexible work environment with various benefits including a referral bonus program, learning and development opportunities, language classes, a social budget, and dLocal Houses for team coworking.

Requirements

• 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
• Test-driven development and strong understanding of version control (Git)
• Strong documentation skills
• Upper-intermediate English (Spanish is a plus)

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of AWS and NoSQL (desirable)

Benefits

• Remote work: work from anywhere or one of our offices around the globe!*
• Flexibility: we have flexible schedules and we are driven by performance
• Fintech industry: work in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment, with plenty to build and boost your creativity
• Referral bonus program: our internal talents are the best recruiters - refer someone ideal for a role and get rewarded
• Learning & development: get access to a Premium Coursera subscription
• Language classes: we provide free English, Spanish, or Portuguese classes
• Social budget: you'll get a monthly budget to chill out with your team (in person or remotely) and deepen your connections!
• DLocal Houses: want to rent a house to spend one week anywhere in the world coworking with your team? We’ve got your back!