Nu
FinTech
TechLeadSoftwareEngineer
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“Tech Lead Software Engineer at Nu. Skills: Distributed systems, Microservices, Cloud technologies, Technical leadership. Develop horizontally scalable microservices. Leverage functional programming techniques”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Incident response
On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10 years of experience developing digital products, Deep expertise in distributed systems, Deep expertise in microservices architecture, Deep expertise in cloud technologies, Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale systems, Ability to work across multiple languages, Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, Experience mentoring senior engineers, Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies, Previous experience with CI/CD, Advanced English skills
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Clojure, Clojure knowledge
What You'll Do.
Develop horizontally scalable microservices
Leverage functional programming techniques
Use hexagonal architecture
Develop high throughput jobs
Manage inter-service communication
Implement Continuous Integration
Implement Continuous Deployment
Store data in Datomic
Store data in DynamoDB
Monitor services with Prometheus
Run services in Kubernetes
Work with large scale distributed systems
Understand system architecture
Set technical direction for teams
Ensure alignment with Business Areas
Ensure alignment with architecture strategies
Drive pragmatic innovation
Ensure resilient solutions
Ensure flexible solutions
Scale solutions across products
Scale solutions across geographies
Mentor engineers across teams
Establish high technical bar
Maintain high technical bar
Participate in code reviews
Collaborate with Product leaders
Collaborate with Design leaders
Collaborate with Engineering leaders
Build new experiences
Ensure comprehensive observability
Ensure performance monitoring
Ensure error handling
Participate in on-call rotations
Focus on backend applications
Contribute to mobile development
Contribute to frontend development
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Small independent teams; Cross-functional teams; Product collaboration; Design collaboration; Engineering collaboration
Communication Scope
Explain trade-offs
Process & Methodology
Agile software development
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 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. Visit our institutional page https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/ ABOUT THE ROLE Our 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. While we value candidates that are familiar with them, we are also confident that software engineers who are interested in join
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