dLocal
Fintech
StaffEngineer-Java
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“Staff Engineer - Java at dLocal. Lead design and delivery of Java microservices. Define engineering standards”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce manual reviews; Improve reliability; Improve throughput
Industry & Context.
Reduce uncertainty; Propose solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7 years of experience, Java SE experience, Spring / Spring Boot experience, Microservice architectures experience, Object-oriented analysis and design experience, Common design patterns experience, Java SE internals knowledge, Relational databases knowledge, Non-relational databases knowledge, Advanced English
Nice to Have
AWS experience, GCP experience, Python codebases adaptability
What You'll Do.
Lead design and delivery of Java microservices
Define engineering standards
Audit existing repositories
Maintain existing repositories
Improve existing repositories
Drive automation to reduce manual reviews
Drive automation to reduce errors
Mentor teammates via code reviews
Mentor teammates via design reviews
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engineering leaders; Engineers; Non-technical stakeholders
Communication Scope
Clear communication; Concise communication; Actionable context communication
Full Job Description
## Description 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. 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 our Java Technical Referent you’ll raise the engineering bar, define standards, and deliver accurate, scalable backend services that the team and stakeholders can trust. A key part of your impact will be reducing manual reviews through robust, deterministic logic and targeted automation that improves reliability and throughput. You will collaborate closely with leaders and engineers to maintain and improve the architecture of the finance core micro systems in general. This is a Technica Referent, a high-autonomy role with clear accountability for correctness and scalability. ## What will you be doing? Lead the design and delivery of reliable Java microservices for finance core and finance core reconciliation, ensuring accuracy, performance, and scalability. Define and enforce engineering standards, acting as the technical bar-raiser for the group. Audit, maintain, and improve existing repositories Drive automation to reduce manual reviews and errors (e.g., rules engines, validations, alerts, auto-reconciliation flows) and continuously optimize workflows. Mentor teammates via code/design reviews and knowledge-shari
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