Staff Software Engineer

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. About Us Nubank is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, with more than 122 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people, we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of the purple future we're building. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU), we combine proprietary technology, data intelligence, and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple, accessible, and human. Our impact has been recognized by global rankings such as Time 100 Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World's Best Bank. About the Role The Engineering team helps Nubank to create and use the technology that provides us to build the best financial products. We strive for state-of-the-art software development practices that currently include a variety of technologies. Main Responsibilities Horizontally scalable microservices written mostly in Clojure, using Finagle and leveraging upon functional programming techniques and hexagonal architecture High throughput jobs and inter-service communication using Kafka Continuous Integration and Deployment into AWS Storing data in Datomic and DynamoDB Monitoring and observability with Prometheus Running as much as possible in Kubernetes You will be responsible for Work with large scale distributed systems, understanding their broad architecture Set technical direction for multiple teams, ensuring alignment with Business Areas and architecture strategies Drive pragmatic innovation while ensuring resilient and flexible solutions that scale across products and geographies Mentor engineers across teams, establishing and maintaining a high technical bar organization-wide Write, test, instrument, document, and maintain code. Able to pair and participate in code reviews to contribute to the growth of others in and around the team Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to build new experiences Ensure comprehensive observability, performance monitoring, and error handling across team services Participate in on-call rotations for your team and respond to incidents as necessary Work focused on backend applications, and be open to contribute to mobile and frontend development, according to business needs We Are Looking For a Person Who Has At least 10 years of experience developing digital products in complex environments Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale systems that serve thousands (or even millions) of users Strong background in object or functional programming languages, with ability to work across multiple languages Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives across multiple teams without direct authority Experience mentoring senior engineers and raising the technical bar across organizations Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies and previous experience with CI/CD Good communication skills to prevent risks and explain trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Advanced English skills Our Benefits Chance of earning equity at Nubank Food/ Meal Card (Vale-Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação) Public Transportation Commuting Benefit (Vale-Transporte) NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance Program Life Insurance Medical Plan Dental Plan NuLanguage – Language Course Program Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses Extended Parental Leave Daycare Allowance Parental Consultancy Work-from-home Allowance Gym Partnerships 30 days of paid vacation Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable Work Model for this Role Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Nubank by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr