Software Engineer

MercadoLibre
Buenos Aires, Bogotá
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Continuous learning","Good engineering practices","Problem-solving","Attention to observability","Collaboration"]

Design and scale secure, high-impact backend systems and high-availability microservices. Build distributed, asynchronous architectures for large-scale multimodal orchestration with traceability. Implement central controls for generative AI governance and maintain unified APIs across multiple AI providers. Optimize low-latency multimedia processing/transcoding pipelines with observability and quality, collaborating with monitoring, metrics analysis, and workflow orchestration using Java or Python.

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MercadoLibre
MercadoLibre
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Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and scale secure, high-impact backend systems and high-availability microservices. Build distributed, asynchronous architectures for large-scale multimodal orchestration with traceability. Implement central controls for generative AI governance and maintain unified APIs across multiple AI providers. Optimize low-latency multimedia processing/transcoding pipelines with observability and quality, collaborating with monitoring, metrics analysis, and workflow orchestration using Java or Python.
Location: Buenos Aires, Bogotá
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and maintain backend components and high-availability, resilient, scalable microservices for platforms.
  • •Implement distributed and asynchronous architectures for massive orchestration of multimodal processes and flows with traceability.
  • •Develop central controls for generative AI governance, managing permissions, quotas, and the lifecycle of assets.
  • •Build and maintain unified APIs that abstract integrations with multiple providers and AI models.
  • •Optimize processing and transcoding pipelines for multimedia content, focusing on low latency, observability, and quality.

Key Requirements

  • •Knowledge in backend development, microservices design, REST APIs, and data storage.
  • •Experience with event-driven architectures, distributed caching, and resilience patterns.
  • •Ability to use monitoring tools, metrics analysis, and log diagnostics for continuous optimization.
  • •Practical experience integrating generative AI models and orchestrating workflows.
  • •Proficiency with AI-assisted productivity tools and programming languages such as Java or Python.
Experience:AIMultimodalBackendMicroservices
Skills:Continuous learningGood engineering practicesProblem-solvingAttention to observabilityCollaboration
Tech Stack:BackendMicroservicesREST APIsData storageEvent-driven architecturesDistributed cachingResilience patternsMonitoringMetrics analysisLog diagnosticsGenerative AIAI governanceOrchestrationAPIsJavaPythonMultimedia processingTranscodingObservabilityAsynchronous architectures

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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