--- title: 'Platform Architect at dLocal' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/platform-architect-dlocal-madrid-cdhxj8vhzf83' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Platform Architect at dLocal - **Company:** dLocal - **Location:** Madrid, Spain - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/dlocal/69656039-9233-4406-94de-1dd729eaf8cc ## Job description Why Join dLocal?dLocal is the financial infrastructure powering global commerce in the world's fastest-growing markets. The biggest companies in the world trust us to unlock growth in 60+ countries across emerging markets—moving money where others see complexity. We don't just process payments; we are architects of payment ecosystems and partners in our customers' expansion. You'll work alongside 1,300+ teammates from 40+ nationalities and tackle global challenges from day one. What’s the opportunity? As a Platform Engineering Technical Referent at dLocal, you will be a senior technical reference for how we design, build and evolve our internal developer platform, our CI/CD automation, and our AI-native software delivery stack. Your mission is to enable every engineering team at dLocal to take features from idea to production in a reliable, automated and increasingly AI-assisted way. Today our AI-SDLC platform automates a significant share of development tasks across 60+ engineering teams, and our delivery platform is being re-architected from the ground up on a modern cloud-native stack; you will help drive both forward, defining best practices and architectural patterns as complexity and business demands grow. What will I be doing? - Platform Engineering: Design, build and maintain core components of our internal developer platform — APIs, CLIs, web surfaces and golden paths — enabling product teams (and AI agents) to build and ship services in a self-service, standardized way. - CI/CD Automation: Evolve our build and deployment platform on top of Kubernetes and GitOps tooling, replacing legacy pipelines with a declarative architecture that scales across environments and regions, reducing manual work and errors. - AI-Native SDLC: Contribute to the architecture of our AI engineering stack — coding agents, orchestration flows, automated code review and automated vulnerability patching — helping define what gets automated and how AI is embedded across the software development lifecycle. - Architecture & Standards: Champion best practices, standards, and author and review RFCs that impact how we build and deploy code company-wide. For example: platform contracts, observability, security, and performance best practices. - Mentorship & Leadership: Serve as technical referent for a multi-disciplinary platform team; coach engineers, run architecture reviews, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Security, Infrastructure and product engineering teams to align roadmaps, manage technical debt, and ensure platform capabilities meet business needs. - Continuous Improvement: Track industry trends in platform engineering and applied AI, identify automation opportunities, and pilot innovations that keep our platform ahead of scale and compliance demands. What skills do I need? - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. - 5+ years of professional experience building backend, platform or DevOps systems, with strong programming proficiency in at least one of TypeScript/Node.js, Go or Python — and willingness to work across all three. - Hands-on experience with containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo Workflows/ArgoCD, Jenkins or similar) on a major cloud provider (AWS preferred). - Experience building internal tooling, reusable SDKs/libraries, or platform components used by other engineering teams — a builder profile, not only an operator. - Practical, demonstrable adoption of AI-assisted development (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor or similar) in your daily workflow, and genuine interest in building with LLMs and agents. - Automation mindset: able to spot manual, repetitive engineering work and turn it into platform capabilities. - Advanced English; able to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 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: - 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. 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 and Youtube for more about dLocal! ## About dLocal ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: dLocal provides a cross-border payment platform that enables global merchants to accept payments and disburse payouts in emerging markets through a single API. - **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: DLO) - **Headquarters**: Montevideo, Uruguay - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Sebastián Kanovich (former CEO), Sergio Fogel, Andrés Bzurovski, and Federico Pfeifer ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Financial technology (Fintech), Payment Infrastructure - **Target customers**: B2B; global e-commerce merchants, digital platforms, marketplaces, and enterprises seeking to expand into emerging markets - **Mission or purpose statement**: To close the payments innovation gap between international businesses and emerging economies. ## Products & Services - **Payins**: Accept local payment methods (credit/debit cards, cash, bank transfers, digital wallets) across 60+ countries, with dynamic FX conversion, to boost conversion rates. - **Payouts**: Disburse funds to local bank accounts, digital wallets, and other methods in emerging markets. - **dLocal for Platforms**: A solution for global marketplaces to onboard users, accept, send, and split funds between multiple users across high-growth markets. - **Defense Suite**: A comprehensive fraud management solution designed to minimize financial loss and build merchant reputation. - **Direct Issuing**: Enables merchants to issue virtual and physical cards in local markets. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: As a public company, market cap fluctuates. As of early 2025, it was roughly in the $2-3 billion range (check latest figures). - **Key Metric**: Processed **$41 billion** in payment volume in 2025. Annual revenue is publicly reported in SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), with recent reports showing strong growth. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Key investors include Alkeon Capital, General Atlantic, and others. Major merchants include global giants like Uber, Amazon, and Spotify. - **Growth Signals**: Expanded to over 1,000 payment methods and operations in 44+ countries as of 2025; team has grown to over 1,200 employees; continues to expand into Africa, Asia, and Latin America. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep Local Expertise**: Has "boots on the ground" in every region where they process payments, offering superior compliance, KYC, and local regulatory knowledge. - **Single API, Broad Coverage**: A single integration provides access to 1,000+ payment methods in 60+ countries, simplifying a highly complex landscape. - **AI-Powered Smart Routing**: Uses AI to optimize transaction routing for higher conversion rates, with robust fallback and redundancy. - **First-Mover Advantage**: Pioneer in the cross-border payments space for emerging markets, building a strong network effect with merchants and local partners. ## Strategic Focus - **Geographic Expansion**: Continuing to expand payment coverage in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. - **Product Innovation**: Enhancing the platform with AI-driven fraud prevention, smart routing, and new financial products like direct issuing. - **Platform Economics**: Deepening relationships with large global merchants and expanding the "dLocal for Platforms" offering to capture marketplace and platform payment flows. ## Why Work Here - **Culture ("dLocal Drive")**: The company seeks ambitious people who thrive in a fast-paced, high-adrenaline environment with a focus on making the "impossible happen." - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Offers flexible schedules and a "Work From Anywhere" policy allowing employees to work from anywhere for up to 3 months per year. Many roles are hybrid (Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Sao Paulo, Madrid, London, etc.). - **Global Team**: A diverse team of over 1,200 professionals from around the world, with a strong presence in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. - **Benefits**: Includes a referral bonus program, learning & development tools, a social budget for team connection, and a focus on global talent with local expertise. - **Growth Opportunity**: Working at a public company with a strong growth trajectory provides exposure to complex global challenges and career advancement in a high-impact fintech. ## Sources 1. [dlocal.com](https://www.dlocal.com/) 2. [dlocal.com - About Us](https://www.dlocal.com/company/about-us/) 3. [dlocal.com - Careers](https://www.dlocal.com/careers/) 4. [investor.dlocal.com](https://investor.dlocal.com/) 5. 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