Head of Platform Engineering

What's the opportunity?

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO) is the payments platform connecting global merchants with billions of emerging-market consumers. We run mission-critical infrastructure across LatAm, Africa, and Asia, at volumes and regulatory complexity that leave no margin for unreliable delivery. Our engineering organization ships to production many times a day and is running one of the most ambitious AI-assisted engineering transformations in fintech.

Most companies are learning the hard way that giving engineers AI tools and hoping for the best produces more code, not better software. Deployment frequency rises; change failure rate rises with it. Rollbacks become routine. Codebases drift out of architectural consistency as teams lean on different assistants with different defaults. The productivity win gets consumed by rework, incidents, and technical debt.

We are not running that experiment. We believe the platform is the distribution layer for AI inside an engineering organization, and that effective productivity — shipping faster without shipping more defects — is only achievable when standardization, reliability, and AI adoption are owned by one leader with the mandate and seniority to drive change across the org.

That's the opportunity. You will own how dLocal builds and ships software — the platform, the paved roads, the reliability posture, and the way AI is embedded into the engineering workflow — so that every engineer at dLocal is demonstrably more productive and demonstrably safer in production six months after you start. You will have direct exec-level visibility on dLocal's automation program, a seat at the engineering strategy table, and the mandate to reshape how hundreds of engineers work.

Besides the tailored benefits we have for each country, dLocal will help you thrive and go that extra mile by offering you:
- Flexibility in how you work: We focus on impact and productivity over fixed hours. This means our teams have flexible schedules and, depending on your role and location, you will combine self‑managed focus time with moments of in‑person connection in our collaboration hubs.
- 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.
- Work From Anywhere: Team members can work while traveling for up to 3 months every year.

 

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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