Data Engineering Team Lead

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 Senior Java Developer you will build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be part of a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications with big customers.

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 week-to-week planning of your team and keeping each member accountable
• Conceptualizing and generating infrastructure that allows big data to be accessed and analyzed
• Reformulating existing frameworks to optimize their functioning
• Testing such structures to ensure that they are fit for use
• Preparing raw data for manipulation by Data Scientists
• Ensuring that your work remains backed up and readily accessible to relevant coworkers
• Remaining up-to-date with industry standards and technological advancements that will improve the quality of your outputs

What skills do I need?

• Experience leading remote development teams
• Bachelor's degree in Data Engineering, Big Data Analytics, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer, Software Developer, or similar
• Expert proficiency in Python, C++, Java, R, and SQL
• Familiarity with Hadoop or suitable equivalent
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Capacity to successfully manage a pipeline of duties with minimal supervision
• Proficient with monitoring tools like NewRelic, Datadog, Grafana/Prometheus, and distributed logs (e.g., ELK)

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!
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