Staff Engineer at dLocal — Spain

About The Role

Join our Payments Performance team as a Staff Engineer (Java). In this role, you will design and evolve systems that optimize payment performance, including payment routing, fraud prevention, and anomaly detection. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead the technical architecture and design of Java-based projects, and optimize application performance. This position requires a strong strategic mindset, in-depth knowledge of Java development frameworks, and experience with cloud platforms.

Collaborer avec les leaders technologiques et l'équipe produit pour comprendre les objectifs et les exigences du département, en les traduisant en solutions techniques.
Concevoir, développer et maintenir des applications et des systèmes Java de haute qualité, alignés sur les objectifs commerciaux.
Diriger l'architecture technique et la conception de projets basés sur Java, en garantissant l'évolutivité, la performance et la maintenabilité.
High-level project management skills
Experience with Java development frameworks like Spring and Hibernate
In-depth knowledge of object-oriented design principles and design patterns
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP (desired)
Experience with monitoring applications in production using telemetry tooling such as Newrelic, Datadog, Grafana + Prometheus, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, distributed logs like ELK, etc
Ability to solve complex software system issues
Solid experience in Java application development and software architecture
Well-versed in the software development life cycle
Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or computer science
Event-driven architecture design experience
Upper-intermediate written and spoken English proficiency
Ability to write clean, efficient, and readable code
Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in Java development
Being a team player, enjoying working with your own team and collaborating with other teams in the organization
Good verbal and written communication skills