Description
Job Summary:
Design and scale innovative, secure systems at Mercado Libre, applying engineering best practices and AI to democratize e-commerce and financial services across Latin America.
Key Highlights:
1. Lead architecture redesign and build reusable capabilities.
2. Orchestrate solutions to reduce systemic friction and external dependencies.
3. Influence technical and product decisions with an end-to-end perspective.
As a **Software Expert** at Mercado Libre, you will design and scale innovative, secure systems that solve real-world, high-impact problems. You will work in a dynamic environment powered by cutting-edge technology, applying 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:**
* Leading, together with the team, architecture redesign to drive progressive decoupling and build reusable capabilities.
* Mapping systemic friction beyond the team’s immediate scope and orchestrating solutions that reduce external dependencies.
* Ensuring AI usage is evaluated during the design of new solutions and architectural evolutions.
* Building capabilities that accelerate discovery, development, and delivery through structured use of AI where applicable.
* Actively tracking the team’s key initiatives to ensure architectural coherence, technical quality, and alignment with strategic vision through to delivery.
* Influencing technical and product decisions from an end\-to\-end perspective.
**What we’re looking for in you:**
* Strong experience in distributed backend systems and complex architectures.
* Proven track record of technical leadership in structural transformations, collaborating effectively across multiple teams.
* Ability to reduce organizational coupling through technical influence and collective building.
* Practical experience or strong conceptual mastery of AI applied to production systems.
* Consistent balance between deep technical expertise and business/product vision.
**Are you excited to leave your mark on Latin America’s technology landscape?**
Apply now and join our purpose!
Hybrid work model. Offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, or Florianópolis.