Nubank was founded in 2013 to free people from a bureaucratic, slow and inefficient financial system. Since then, through innovative technology and outstanding customer service, the company has been redefining people's relationships with money across Latin America. With operations in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, Nubank is today one of the largest digital banking platforms and technology-leading companies in the world. Nubank was listed on the NYSE in 2021 and was recently named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Companies. For more information, visit www.nu.com.br.
About the RoleAs a Staff Software Engineer (IC7), you will join the Loyalty team to architect and evolve a high-throughput platform that ensures our customers receive the same value they bring to our ecosystem.
You will operate within a highly collaborative environment, partnering with product, design, and business analysts to navigate complex technical trade-offs. This role is designed for an engineer who thrives on "hands-on" technical execution while maintaining a strategic view of how features impact our long-term objectives and massive customer base.
Responsibilities- Design and implement high-scale distributed systems capable of handling massive throughput for our loyalty program.
- Drive technical excellence by writing clean, performant code and participating in daily development activities ("hands-on").
- Lead cross-functional alignment with Product, Design, and Business leads to ensure technical solutions meet multi-pillar OKRs.
- Architect resilient services that can scale seamlessly to support millions of active customers in the Brazilian market.
- Mentor and grow the engineering team by establishing best practices for lateral development across different product features.
- Experience building and maintaining high-scale, high-throughput backend services in a production environment.
- Proven track record of technical ownership over complex features, from initial architecture to long-term maintenance.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and communicate technical trade-offs to both technical and non-technical partners.
- Background in developing robust systems within large engineering organizations.
- Prior experience developing loyalty or rewards-based products.
- Experience with financial technology or distributed ledger concepts.
- Background in managing features that span multiple business domains simultaneously.
This role is based in São Paulo, Brazil on a Hybrid model (2 times per week).
At Nubank, we believe that diversity is essential to building the best products and services. We are committed to creating a welcoming work environment that respects and values diversity in all its forms, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- Experience building and maintaining high-scale, high-throughput backend services in a production environment.
- Proven track record of technical ownership over complex features, from initial architecture to long-term maintenance.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and communicate technical trade-offs.
- Background in developing robust systems within large engineering organizations.
Nubank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nubank and has not been reviewed or approved by Nubank.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive, especially for tech roles in Brazil/LatAm, with strong top‑of‑band packages reported for senior and product/design positions. Salaries are often described as good, contributing to broadly positive pay sentiment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity opportunities (typically RSUs) are widely available across postings and regarded as a meaningful component of total compensation. This equity element strengthens overall packages, particularly for technical and product roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is extended and gender‑neutral across countries, with additional childcare support and parental counseling in Brazil. These family‑focused policies enhance the perceived value of the benefits package.
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What We Do
Nu was born in 2013 with the mission to fight complexity to empower people in their daily lives by reinventing financial services. We are one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, serving more than 70 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. As one of the leading technology companies in the world, Nu leverages proprietary technologies and innovative business practices to create new financial solutions and experiences for individuals and SMEs that are simple, intuitive, convenient, low-cost, empowering, and human. Guided by its mission, Nu is fostering access to financial services across Latin America.
