Lucas Espindola

As a part of the fiscal compliance team, I was the owner of an initiative that enabled devolutions through the Meli network, which essentially allows any buyer to give back products without ever leaving their own home.

There were legal and fiscal questions involved, but after a lot of research, we found a way of developing it, and I owned the solution's development and deployment.

This distribution center was the first series of logistics operations that created a new demand in terms of fiscal compliance inside Mercado Envios. Essentially, a seller can have products in different warehouses, and if the same person buys these products, they are treated and delivered as a single entity.

It was my first month on the job and my first big task at MercadoLibre. I developed most of the logic in pair with a domain expert, and it went into production without a hitch.

Since then, this process has been expanded to other logistics centers, and it is widely regarded as a substantial logistical success.

Back in 2019, I decided to take on public speaking. During that year, I spoke on both The Developers Conference, one of Brazil's most significant technology events, and on DevFest, a Google-backed event.

It was one of the most challenging things I ever did and probably one of the most important, as I developed considerably as a communicator.