DevOps Engineer CI/CD

dLocal is the financial infrastructure powering global commerce in the world's fastest-growing markets. We are looking for a DevOps Engineer, Technical Referent to join our team! You will be the technical reference of a talented team that works on mission-critical applications for big customers like Netflix, Amazon, Nike, Facebook, Google & more. Beyond hands-on engineering, you will set the technical direction of our platform, mentor other engineers, and lead our shift towards an AI-first way of building, shipping, and operating software.

Responsibilities

Act as the team's technical referent: drive architectural decisions, set engineering standards, and mentor engineers to raise the technical bar across the organization.; Champion an AI-first approach to platform engineering: embed AI agents and assistants across the software delivery lifecycle, and build the skills, plugins, and MCP integrations that make them first-class citizens of our workflows.; Optimize developer productivity by designing and implementing self-service platforms and automation frameworks that streamline software delivery.; Improve software deployment processes by enhancing CI/CD pipelines and ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure releases.; Enhance the developer experience through workflow automation, internal developer platforms, and self-service tooling.; Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, promoting a declarative and automated approach to operations.; Architect scalable and resilient cloud-based solutions, ensuring best practices in security, observability, and cost optimization.; Develop and maintain internal tooling and automation — increasingly AI-assisted and agent-driven — to improve efficiency and streamline operations.; Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance using observability and monitoring solutions.; Evaluate emerging AI models, agents, and tools, and define guidelines for their secure, responsible, and effective adoption across engineering teams.; Advocate for modern software delivery practices, including Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, cloud-native architectures, and AI-augmented engineering.

Requirements

Proven experience acting as a technical referent or lead: driving technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and influencing beyond your own team.; AI-first mindset: you use AI agents and coding assistants as a natural part of your daily workflow, and you understand the building blocks of the ecosystem — models, agent skills, plugins, and protocols such as MCP (Model Context Protocol).; Hands-on experience integrating AI into engineering workflows, such as agentic automation, custom MCP servers, or AI-assisted CI/CD.; Experience in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines with automation and deployment tools.; Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management frameworks.; Strong understanding of container orchestration and cloud-native architectures for scalable application management.; Experience building and managing internal developer platforms and self-service infrastructure solutions.; Expertise in cloud environments and best practices for security, scalability, and cost efficiency.; Scripting and automation skills using programming languages for workflow optimization.; Proficiency in monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure system reliability.; Knowledge of modern software delivery methodologies, including GitOps, automated testing, and continuous deployment.; Security-first mindset, ensuring compliance and best practices across cloud, infrastructure, and AI tooling.

Benefits

Tailored benefits for each country; Flexibility in how you work: flexible schedules and combining self-managed focus time with moments of in-person connection in collaboration hubs; Fintech industry experience; Referral bonus program; Work From Anywhere: team members can work while traveling for up to 3 months every year.