Software Engineering Leader

Summary

Join dLocal as a Software Engineering Leader and lead a 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 development teams, strong software development skills in Java or Go, and experience with scalable applications and microservices architecture. 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 unique opportunities like dLocal Houses.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading remote development teams
• Strong hands-on Software Development background
• Experience 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

• 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
• Drive technical direction in projects and assure they meet scalability and robustness requirements
• Be hands-on on projects, getting deep into code and project architecture
• Be responsible for hiring for your team
• Be responsible for communicating and planning between other teams

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of AWS and NoSQL

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!