The Role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will architect scalable infrastructure, ensure data governance, mentor engineers, and resolve complex data issues.
Summary Generated by Built In
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 1000+ teammates from 30+ 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 a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be a strategic professional shaping the foundation of our data platform. You’ll design and evolve scalable infrastructure, enable data governance at scale, and ensure our data assets are clean, reliable, and accessible.
You will be a go-to expert, mentoring other engineers and influencing architectural decisions across the company.
What will I be doing?
- Architect and evolve scalable infrastructure to ingest, process, and serve large volumes of data efficiently
- Lead improvements to existing frameworks and pipelines to ensure performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency
- Establish and maintain robust data governance practices that empower cross-functional teams to access and trust data
- Transform raw datasets into clean, usable formats for analytics, modeling, and reporting
- Investigate and resolve complex data issues, ensuring data accuracy and system resilience
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation, with a strong focus on reproducibility and observability
- Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously raise the bar on our engineering practices
What skills do I need?
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Data Engineering, or related technical field
- Proven experience in data engineering or backend software development, ideally in cloud-native environments
- Deep expertise in Python and SQL
- Strong experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS and GCP)
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Able to work autonomously and collaboratively, balancing hands-on work with technical leadership
- Experience designing and maintaining DAGs with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration tools
- Familiarity with modern data formats and table formats (e.g., Parquet, Delta Lake, Iceberg)
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Prior experience mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions at scale
Nice to have
What do we offer?
Besides the tailored benefits we have for each country, dLocal will help you thrive and go that extra mile by offering you:
- 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!
*For people based in Montevideo (Uruguay) applying to non-IT roles, 55% monthly attendance to the office is required
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!
Top Skills
Apache Airflow
Spark
Delta Lake
GCP
Iceberg
Parquet
Python
SQL
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The Company
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
