Nu

FinTech

StaffSoftwareEngineer-Insurance

CA$192–288k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Staff candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer - Insurance at Nu. Skills: AI-native, Agentic systems, Insurance features. Design agentic workflows. Build agentic workflows”

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Technical leadership experience, Senior/staff engineer experience, AI-first mindset, Implement LLMs, Generative AI experience, Agentic patterns experience, RAG systems experience, Full-stack thinking ability, Design maintainable codebases, Design APIs, Navigate ambiguous projects, Cross-functional projects experience, Coordination across business units, Strategic acumen demonstrated, Link AI to business, Prompt engineering knowledge, Tool calling knowledge, Context management knowledge, Agent loops knowledge, Contribute to agent libraries, Contribute to commands, Mentoring peers on AI, Prompt engineering mentoring, AI-native workflows mentoring

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Portuguese, Familiarity with Spanish, Prior AI-first startup experience, Big-tech AI/ML experience

What You'll Do.

Design agentic workflows

Build agentic workflows

Manage agentic workflows

Set AI development standards

Evolve AI development standards

Promote reusable agents

Promote reusable commands

Promote context structures

Establish evaluation practices

Establish monitoring practices

Own production AI systems

Optimize models for latency

Optimize models for cost

Optimize models for reliability

Optimize pipelines for latency

Optimize pipelines for cost

Optimize pipelines for reliability

Build evaluation frameworks

Ensure AI system observability

Drive operational excellence

Cut through ambiguity

Align cross-functional teams

Ensure regulatory compliance

Ensure risk standards compliance

Pioneer tooling for AI

Pioneer processes for AI

Pioneer culture for AI

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Product teams; Data teams; Security teams; Compliance teams; Insurance partners

Full Job Description

ABOUT NU Nu is one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, serving 135 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company has been leading an industry transformation by leveraging data and proprietary technology to develop innovative products and services. Guided by its mission to fight complexity and empower people, Nu caters to customers’ complete financial journey, promoting financial access and advancement with responsible lending and transparency. The company is powered by an efficient and scalable business model that combines low cost to serve with growing returns. Nu’s impact has been recognized in multiple awards, including Time 100 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World’s Best Banks. Visit our institutional page: https://www.nu.com/2026-en AI NATIVE STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER ABOUT US Nu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, serving more than 135 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 beyond — and this is still just the beginning of the purple future we’re building. We combine proprietary technology, data intelligence, and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple, accessible, and human. Nu IPO’d in 2021 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU), after being founded in 2013 and backed by leading global investors. Learn more at:  https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/ https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/ ABOUT THE ROLE At Nubank, AI is not a bolt-on feature — it is existential to our next phase of growth. We are becoming an AI-native company, where intelligent systems don’t just support our products; they define them. As an AI Native Staff Software Engineer – Insurance, you will drive this transformation in our Insurance BU, which sits at the intersection of embedded

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