Software Engineer Backend - Services Core

Description

Job Summary: As a Software Engineer at Mercado Livre, you will design and scale innovative and secure systems in a dynamic environment, applying cutting-edge technology and proprietary AI models to democratize e-commerce and financial services across Latin America. Key Highlights: 1. Design and scale innovative and secure systems for high impact 2. Work with cutting-edge technology, AI, and continuous learning 3. Join the Cloud and Platform team with a cross-Meli vision As a **Software Engineer** at Mercado Livre, you will design and scale innovative and secure systems that solve real-world, high-impact problems. You will work in a dynamic environment leveraging cutting-edge technology, engineering best practices, proprietary AI models, and continuous learning—all aimed at democratizing e-commerce and financial services across Latin America. Imagine\-yourself leading challenging, dynamic, and innovative projects and **being responsible for:** * Integrating the Cloud and Platform team with an overarching view of our internal platform development and exposure to projects with cross\-Meli impact. * Designing and implementing solutions to address high-volume, resilience-critical problems—with strong emphasis on scalability, productivity, and uptime. Designing, implementing, maintaining, and enhancing high-complexity Fury services (e.g., BigQueue, KVS, OS, DS, Streams, etc.) so they can serve as foundational services for all applications within the Meli ecosystem. * Actively participating in the creation of new services arising from UN needs analysis or technological advancements—as well as in organizing, defining, and prioritizing the team’s backlog and roadmap. * Focusing on component reuse, task automation, and building supporting tools (e.g., CLIs), etc. * Listening to development teams (e.g., handling support tickets, surveys, and talks) to understand their needs and improve developer experience—and then fulfilling those needs through service development with strong emphasis on usability and documentation. **What we’re looking for in you?** * Backend development expertise in languages such as Java, Go, NodeJS, plus experience with REST APIs, Git, New Relic, Elastic, and other technologies and tools. * Knowledge of cloud-based services. * Understanding of concurrent programming and high-throughput systems. * Availability to perform deployment, maintenance, or support tasks during nighttime hours. The most critical deployments of our solutions occur between 00:00 and 02:00\. These tasks are planned by the team, always considering team availability. **Are you excited to leave your mark on Latin America’s technology landscape?** Apply now and join our mission! Hybrid work model. Office located in Osasco/SP.