Mercado Libre May 26, 2022

Dê seus primeiros passos em Mobile

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Article Summary

Lilia Correa from Mercado Libre reveals what it takes to break into mobile development at Latin America's largest tech company. Their IT Bootcamp transforms junior developers into production-ready mobile engineers in weeks.

Mercado Libre runs an intensive Mobile IT Bootcamp for junior developers looking to build Android or iOS apps at scale. The program covers everything from architecture patterns to deployment practices used by teams shipping features to millions of users across Latin America.

Key Takeaways

Critical Insight

The bootcamp equips junior mobile developers with production-level skills in architecture, quality tooling, and Mercado Libre's internal platforms like Fury.

The curriculum includes estimation exercises that help developers gain precision in a perspective most juniors struggle with.

About This Article

Problem

Mercado Libre had junior mobile developers who hadn't worked with production-grade architecture patterns, quality assurance tools, or internal platforms like Fury that the company uses across Latin America.

Solution

Lilia Correa's team built an intensive bootcamp that taught RestClient, Android and iOS development, ML libraries, mobile architecture basics, data storage options, and how to work with actual IT teams using their estimation practices and rituals.

Impact

Graduates from Wave 3, including Ezequiel Caamaño, found the bootcamp changed how they approached their work. They were able to contribute much more to their teams than they thought they could when they started.