Nubank
5001-10000 employees
About Nubank
Nubank is the leading fintech in Latin America. Using bleeding-edge technology, design and data, Nubank is committed to fighting complexity and empowering Brazilians to take control of their finances. Over 8 million people have applied for its mobile-controlled credit card since its launch on September 2014. Located in the Pinheiros region of São Paulo, Nubank has raised USD 180 million in investment rounds led by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Tiger Global, Kaszek Ventures, Goldman Sachs, QED Investors and DST Global. With a team of over 850 of the highest-performing engineers, decision scientists, designers, and analysts, Nubank is dedicated to creating an inclusive and challenging work environment as well as the best products and customer experience. Nubank looks for skilled, globally minded and result-oriented team members. Interested in working at the Latin American fintech leader? All job openings are posted on nubank.workable.com.
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Description
- As a Lead Software Engineer at Nubank, you will work on horizontally scalable microservices primarily in Clojure, utilizing technologies like Kafka, AWS, Datomic, DynamoDB, Prometheus, and Kubernetes.
- You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and design teams to build resilient, high-performance systems serving millions of users.
- The role emphasizes innovation, observability, and working in small, independent teams within a process-light organization that values human interactions.
- You will participate in incident response, contribute to code reviews, and support mobile and frontend development as needed.
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Requirements
- At least 8 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 serving thousands or millions of users
- Strong background in object-oriented or functional programming languages and 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
- Practical knowledge of agile methodologies and CI/CD processes
- Good communication skills to explain trade-offs and prevent risks
- Advanced English skills
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Benefits
- Chance of earning equity
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- NuCare
- International business travel insurance
- NuLanguage
- Vacations
- Parental leaves
- Work from home allowance