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