dLocal is a leading cross-border payment processor specializing in emerging markets across Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The company provides a single API platform that enables global enterprise merchants to accept and send payments using local methods, serving major tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. As a publicly traded company on NASDAQ, dLocal operates at a massive scale, facilitating complex financial transactions in high-growth regions. In Spain, dLocal maintains a strategic hub in Madrid that serves as a key center for its European and global operations. The company is highly relevant for international professionals due to its multicultural workforce and English-centric business environment. Their Madrid office offers a dynamic fintech atmosphere where employees work on global-scale infrastructure, making it an ideal destination for expats looking to build a career in international finance and technology.

Founded in 2016 in Montevideo, Uruguay, dLocal was created to solve the complexity of payments in emerging markets. It became Uruguay's first unicorn in 2020 and successfully launched its IPO on NASDAQ in 2021.

Cloud Architect

dLocal

Requirements

What skills do I need?

At dLocal, we embrace an AI‑first culture—using AI tools is a standard part of how we design, build, and operate.

Hands‑on, senior‑level expertise operating DynamoDB in production (table design and single‑table modeling, indexes, Streams, backup/restore, performance/cost optimization) — this is a must‑have.

Experience with AWS MSK or Kafka for event‑driven and streaming use cases — highly valued.

Experience with DocumentDB and/or MongoDB administration (cluster sizing, replication/sharding, indexing, backups, upgrades, performance tuning).

Solid command of AWS cloud fundamentals for data platforms (IAM, KMS encryption, networking basics, S3 patterns, monitoring/alerting with CloudWatch; experience with DMS and Lambda is a plus).

Automation proficiency using Python or JavaScript/TypeScript, GO the AWS CLI, and SDKs to build repeatable operations and safety checks.

Working knowledge of relational databases as a plus (e.g., MySQL/Aurora, PostgreSQL) to partner with peers and support hybrid data designs.

Clear communication in English and a collaborative, service‑oriented mindset working with distributed teams.

Nice to Have

Certifications in AWS (e.g., Solutions Architect, Database – Specialty) or equivalent demonstrable expertise.

Experience with infrastructure as code and Git‑based workflows (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation, GitOps).

Exposure to containers/orchestration (ECS/EKS) and securing data workloads in cloud‑native environments.

Prior work with DocumentDB/MongoDB performance tuning at scale and multi‑region topologies.

Ownership and bias for action, with strong troubleshooting instincts and attention to detail.

Proactive approach to automation, continuous improvement, and reliability engineering.

Collaboration and communication that builds trust across engineering, platform, and operations teams.

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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?

We are looking for a Cloud Architect focused on NoSQL and the AWS ecosystem to expand our team's capabilities beyond MySQL/Aurora and accelerate our platform evolution at scale.

You will own critical database services in production, driving performance, reliability, automation, and cost efficiency across our cloud data layer.

What will I be doing?

Own, operate, and optimize DynamoDB workloads in production, including data modeling, capacity strategy (provisioned/on‑demand), GSIs/LSIs, TTL, Streams, backup/restore, and multi‑region patterns.
Design, deploy, and maintain relational and not relational databases, including sharding, indexing strategies, backups, and performance tuning.
Leverage AWS services across the data stack (e.g., S3, KMS, IAM, CloudWatch, DMS, Lambda) to build reliable, observable, and secure data solutions.
Implement automation-as-code (CLI/SDK) for schema and capacity changes, operational tasks, and guardrails to reduce toil and error.
Establish and improve observability for databases (metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, SLOs/alerts) and lead performance/root‑cause investigations.
Collaborate with engineers to design efficient data access patterns and guide migrations and schema evolution with minimal downtime.
Contribute to reliability engineering practices (backups, DR, chaos/restore testing, incident reviews) across NoSQL platforms.
Participate in an on‑call rotation and attend emergency escalations, including during off‑hours when required

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: 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.

- 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!

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.

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!