Nubank is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our Investments Platforms team. In this role, you will spearhead the transformation from legacy systems to a global, scalable platform architecture for our Investments business. You will be responsible for architecting core engines and leading a significant cultural and technical revival.
What You'll Do
- Design and evolve core investment platforms such as Custody, Orders, and Offers to be asset-agnostic and globally extensible.
- Lead the construction of complex and innovative platforms to manage an Investments business at scale.
- Own the end-to-end technical lifecycle of high-impact projects, ensuring alignment with Nubank’s long-term business goals.
- Partner with Product, Design, and Operations to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions.
What We're Looking For
- A proven track record of building and maintaining highly abstracted, extensible platforms in a high-growth environment.
- Deep experience designing distributed systems that handle high-concurrency and mission-critical financial flows.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams through periods of ambiguity, organizational change, or complex system migrations.
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with brokerage systems, asset classes like equities or fixed income, or financial regulatory environments.
- Deep familiarity with AWS or similar cloud providers and modern CI/CD practices.
- Experience balancing the need for architectural purity with the necessity of delivering business value in a fast-paced setting.
Team & Environment
You will join the Investments Platforms team, focusing on a major architectural transformation of our core systems.
Benefits & Compensation
- Chance of earning equity at Nubank
- Food/ Meal Card (Vale-Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação)
- Public Transportation Commuting Benefit (Vale-Transporte)
- NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance Program
- Life Insurance
- Medical Plan
- Dental Plan
- NuLanguage – Language Course Program
- Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
- Extended Parental Leave
- Daycare Allowance
- Parental Consultancy
- Work-from-home Allowance
- Gym Partnerships
- 30 days of paid vacation
- Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in either São Paulo or Belo Horizonte.
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.





