Scaling Innovation with NoOps: How Mercado Libre Manages 30,000 Microservices and 25 million RPS

Operating Latin America's largest e-commerce, fintech, and logistics platform presents unique challenges. 

At Mercado Libre, we manage over 30,000 microservices, provide NoOps solutions for 16,000 developers, oversee more than 60,000 data service instances, and handle over 25 million requests per second. These numbers reflect a level of complexity that demands constant innovation and robust solutions. 

Our response to these challenges has been to transform them into opportunities for growth, driven by our internal platform, Fury. Fury is more than just an Internal Developer Platform (IDP); it is the backbone of our technological strategy. It supports our 110 million active users while enhancing our ability to innovate and scale resiliently. Fury addresses the most critical issues facing large-scale technology operations: minimizing cognitive load, increasing the speed and reliability of software delivery, and simplifying the management of complex infrastructures while empowering our engineers to focus on what they do best: developing exceptional products. 

This talk will take you through our journey of creating an IDP that transforms complexity into simplicity. We will explore the cultural shift to a NoOps model within Mercado Libre, which has been instrumental in minimizing operational overhead. This shift enables our teams to concentrate on high-value tasks by automating everything from code repository management to comprehensive observability and cost management. By prioritizing Developer Experience (DevEx), we ensure that our engineers work within streamlined, intuitive environments that amplify productivity and innovation, all while upholding rigorous security and compliance standards. 

Our platform is designed to tackle the most pressing challenges companies face when scaling their technology operations, from mitigating risks and vulnerabilities to responding swiftly to critical incidents and adapting to regulatory changes. We will dive deep into our multicloud practices, sharing insights into how they provide flexibility and redundancy, allowing us to adapt quickly to evolving business needs and technological advancements. 

Join us to discover how Mercado Libre has turned its vision into reality by creating a platform that strikes the perfect balance between innovation, governance, and operational efficiency. Fury demonstrates how technology can be harnessed to support growth and resilience through the strategic adoption of Kubernetes, a strong emphasis on DevEx, and refined multicloud practices.


Speaker

Juliano Martins

Technical Manager on the Cloud and Platform @Mercado Libre

With over 20 years of IT industry experience, Juliano is a passionate tech leader and coder who thrives on complex project management and high-performance delivery. He has led teams in various locations worldwide, combining leadership with hands-on coding skills in Java, .NET C#, Go, and Node.js. His extensive experience in cloud-based environments includes utilizing AWS, GCP, and Azure. 

As a Technical Manager on the Cloud and Platform team at Mercado Libre, Juliano is part of the team responsible for the Mercado Libre Internal Developer Platform - Fury, its services, and resources used by over 15,000 developers. He helps assemble and mentor a team of platform engineers and full-cycle developers, working with NERDs passionate about what they do. Juliano also engages with the community at events, helping to build a people-focused ecosystem and a terrific work environment.

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Speaker

Marcelo Quadros

Software Expert @Mercado Libre Brazil

Marcelo is a Software Expert at Mercado Libre Brazil, the largest marketplace in Latin America. With over 15 years of experience, he has specialized in developing and architecting complex systems across various domains. Currently, Marcelo is part of the Cloud & Platform team, contributing to the development of an internal platform that manages thousands of microservices, Fury. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his daughter and attending rock 'n' roll concerts.

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Mercado Libre, the #1 e-commerce technology and financial services company in Latin America

Date

Monday Nov 18 / 02:45PM PST ( 50 minutes )

Location

Pacific LM

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