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 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. ➡ 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! Also you can check out our webpage Linkedin and Youtube for more about dLocal!