Software Engineer Senior - Antiscraping Security - IT

MercadoLibre
Medellín, Bogotá, Buenos Aires
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Autonomy","Technical curiosity","Collaboration"]

Design, develop, and evolve real-time detection and mitigation mechanisms to identify and stop malicious automations. Build high-performance Go microservices with scalable architecture, resilience, and observability. Investigate new scraper/bot techniques, analyze large traffic volumes for abuse patterns, and convert findings into automated security controls. Partner with Security, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to incorporate signals and respond to emerging threats in a hybrid environment across Colombia and Argentina.

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Software Engineer Senior - Antiscraping Security - IT

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Job Summary

Design, develop, and evolve real-time detection and mitigation mechanisms to identify and stop malicious automations. Build high-performance Go microservices with scalable architecture, resilience, and observability. Investigate new scraper/bot techniques, analyze large traffic volumes for abuse patterns, and convert findings into automated security controls. Partner with Security, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to incorporate signals and respond to emerging threats in a hybrid environment across Colombia and Argentina.
Location: Medellín, Bogotá, Buenos Aires
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and evolve real-time detection and mitigation mechanisms to stop malicious automation.
  • •Develop high-performance Go microservices using scalable architecture, resilience, and observability practices.
  • •Research new scraper and bot techniques to create controls that mitigate sophisticated behaviors.
  • •Analyze large traffic volumes to uncover abuse patterns and turn them into automated security controls.
  • •Collaborate with Security, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to incorporate signals and respond to new threats.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience developing backend systems with Go and microservices architecture.
  • •Apply engineering best practices around testing, observability, error handling, performance, and software design.
  • •Experience processing large volumes of data or building real-time systems.
  • •Knowledge of cloud architectures such as AWS or GCP and CI/CD practices.
  • •Analytical thinking, autonomy, technical curiosity, and ability to collaborate effectively.
Experience:BackendMicroservicesReal-time systemsCloud
Skills:Analytical thinkingAutonomyTechnical curiosityCollaboration
Tech Stack:GoMicroservicesAWSGCPCI/CDObservabilityAPI

Company Brief

MercadoLibre
Operates Latin America's leading e‑commerce marketplace and fintech ecosystem, offering online buying and selling, classifieds, payment processing, credit, and logistics services across multiple countries in the region.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Founded: 1999
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