AI Engineering Leader, dLocal
Emerging markets payments platform
Open for applications
Emerging markets payments platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable global merchants to connect seamlessly with billions of emerging market users.
Role
Who you are
- This position requires a unique blend of technical expertise and leadership skills, as you'll be responsible for driving AI projects from conceptualization to implementation
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field
- Strong proficiency in Python and a deep familiarity with standard machine learning libraries
- Experience in applied machine learning projects
- Practical understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS, it is a plus to have experience in GCP
- Practical knowledge in building and deploying microservices
- Capability to integrate third-party APIs and AI services
- Experience with monitoring applications in production
- Experience with code versioning (GitHub, BitBucket, or similar)
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Enjoy writing documentation and understand why it's valuable
- Advanced/fluent English
- Be a team player
What the job involves
- The AI Engineering Leader has a pivotal role in our organization, responsible for guiding the team that develops enterprise-level solutions aimed at scaling and automating value-driven outcomes for our business
- The leader will oversee all aspects of AI engineering, from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring the delivery of cutting-edge solutions that meet both business and technical requirements
- Collaborating closely with both business and engineering teams to identify, define, and prioritize AI and machine learning projects
- Leading the quick and effective development of proofs of concept for various AI initiatives
- Designing, building, and deploying AI solutions using a stack that features Python, machine learning libraries, AI third-party services, and AWS services
- Serving as a mentor and technical leader within the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- You'll be responsible for communicating and planning between other teams
- You'll be responsible for hiring for your team
- You'll be expected to drive technical direction in projects and ensure they meet scalability and robustness requirements, involving other stakeholders when needed
Our take
It is clearly evident that there is a massive payments gap between developed countries and emerging economies, with consumers in many countries having little or no access to modern payment options. dLocal was established in Uruguay to address this gap, which it aims to close not only for its neighbouring countries but across the globe.
Through its unique "One dLocal" concept (one direct API, one platform, and one contract), global companies can accept payments, send pay-outs and settle funds globally without separately managing pay-in and pay-out processors. The company also supplies a defense suite and local issuing for virtual and physical pre-paid cards in Latin America, as well as tools for building payments infrastructure for platforms and marketplaces.
Since founding, the company has expanded across Uruguay, the USA, Israel, Brazil and Europe. The company has seen significant growth while remaining confident and committed to its original mission. A notable achievement is dLocal becoming a certified Payment Initiation Service Provider in Brazil, which means it can eliminate unnecessary steps for users in the region.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2021
$150m
LATE VC
Sep 2020
$200m
SERIES A
Total funding: $357m
Company HQ
Tres Cruces, Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Leadership
Sergio Fogel
(Co-Founder & CSO)Co-founded multiple companies, such as AstroPay, and is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council.
Pedro Arnt
(CEO)Member of the Board of Directors at Allegro who advises at several firms. Previously EVP and CFO at MercadoLibre.com.
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