Software Engineer Backend - Platform Services

Description

Job Summary: Opportunity for a Software Engineer to design and scale innovative and secure systems in a dynamic environment, focusing on cutting-edge technology and continuous learning, to democratize e-commerce and financial services in Latin America. Key Highlights: 1. Design and scale innovative and secure systems. 2. Work with cutting-edge technology and proprietary AI models. 3. Focus on high-volume problems and resilience. 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:** * Collaborating with the Cloud and Platform team, gaining an overarching view of our internal platform development and exposure to cross-Meli impact projects. * Designing and implementing solutions to address high-volume and resilience challenges, with strong emphasis on scalability, productivity, and uptime. Designing, implementing, maintaining, and improving 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 development of supporting tools (e.g., CLIs), etc. * Engaging with development teams (e.g., handling support tickets, conducting surveys and talks) to understand their needs and improve developer experience, then fulfilling those needs through service development with strong emphasis on usability and documentation. **What are we looking for in you?** * Proficiency in Backend development using languages such as: Java, Go, NodeJS, REST APIs, Git, New Relic, Elastic, among others. * Knowledge of cloud-based services. * Experience with 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 American technology?** Apply now and join our purpose! Hybrid work model. Office located in Osasco/SP.