QA Automation - Technical Referent

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. We're looking for a QA Automation Technical Referent to join IT Core in Argentina or Uruguay, operating as a Principal-level technical leader for quality and test automation. You will own the evolution of our test automation framework and define our end-to-end testing strategy across cross-functional squads. Acting as a technical referent for QA, you'll mentor engineers, raise engineering standards, and embed quality into delivery. A key part of your impact will be to identify, prioritize, and deliver automation and process optimizations that reduce manual work, increase reliability, and accelerate releases. You'll collaborate closely with engineering, platform, and product to achieve consistent, scalable quality outcomes., * Own, maintain, and evolve our test automation framework (Java, RestAssured, JUnit/TestNG) to support backend services and APIs at scale.

• Define and continuously improve the multi-layer testing strategy (unit, component/contract, integration, E2E), coverage, and risk-based prioritization.

• Partner with cross-functional squads to embed quality by design, enabling fast feedback and reliable deployments.

• Set, document, and enforce standards for test design, reliability, flakiness control, performance, and maintainability.

• Review test designs and automation code (PRs/code reviews); ensure clean architecture and reusable patterns.

• Mentor and coach QA and software engineers on testing best practices; lead workshops and pair sessions.

• Lead the approach for non-functional testing (performance and security), coordinating with SRE/Sec stakeholders.

• Improve CI/CD pipelines for test efficiency (parallelization, selective test runs, test data mgmt., quality gates).

• Identify and deliver automation opportunities (e.g., contract testing, mocks/service virtualization, reusable test data, observability hooks) to remove manual checks and reduce errors.

• Track and communicate quality metrics (stability, performance signals) and use telemetry to spot gaps proactively., 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!

• 7+ years in QA Automation/Software Testing with strong, hands-on coding for test automation (Java).
• Solid experience with the Java stack, RestAssured, and JUnit or TestNG; proven framework design/scale experience.
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and optimizing automated test stages.
• Experience with non-functional tests (performance, security).
• Strong communication and technical leadership/mentoring across squads.
• Nice to have: Knowledge of microservices/event-driven architectures; production monitoring/telemetry (e.g., New Relic, Datadog, Grafana, Coralogix).
• Advanced English (mandatory).