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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in designing and running high-scale, mission-critical systems while leading strategic initiatives across organizational boundaries. Possesses strong judgment in ambiguous situations and the ability to communicate complex technical strategies effectively to diverse stakeholders.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Staff Level ExperienceHigh-Scale System DesignTechnical Roadmap DevelopmentPayments and Digital Banking ExperienceClojure or Functional Programming
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Hard Skills
System ArchitectureCode ValidationAI ImplementationComplex Problem SolvingTechnical Strategy CommunicationBuilding Consumer-Facing ProductsExperience with LLMsFunctional ProgrammingDesign Guidelines SettingQuality Assurance
Soft Skills
MentoringLeadershipCollaborationJudgment in Ambiguous SituationsCommunication
Tools & Technologies
Agent PlatformsMCP ProtocolsScalable SolutionsReusable ComponentsTechnical Reference
Industry Keywords
PaymentsCard NetworksFraud and RiskDigital BankingRegulated EnvironmentsProduct and UX SensibilityStrategic InitiativesOrganizational BoundariesHiring and SponsorshipTechnical Discussions
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesClojure
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the technical reference for a business area
- Lead complex, ambiguous, strategic initiatives end to end, from technical direction through production code
- Identify high-value problems and deliver scalable solutions affecting business results and strategy
- Shape mid- to long-term strategy with product and business leaders and turn it into a technical roadmap
- Make high-stakes architecture decisions and guide teams through trade-offs
- Set design guidelines, quality bars and reusable components adopted by other squads
- Mentor senior engineers, managers and peers across teams
- Participate in hiring and lead or sponsor guilds
- Represent Nu in technical discussions with external partners, platforms and vendors
Requirements
What you’ll need- Extensive experience at Staff level or above (or equivalent) designing, building and running high-scale, mission-critical systems
- Track record of leading initiatives across organizational boundaries with little formal authority, and of seeing them land
- Evidence that you ship; still write code and validate architecture in production
- Strong judgment in ambiguous situations
- History of building systems from scratch and evolving large inherited systems
- Ability to explain complex technical strategy clearly to engineers, product partners and senior leadership, and build alignment around it
- Pragmatic, hands-on approach to AI; use it to get more done and measure what it delivers
- Professional fluency in English
- Experience in payments, card networks, fraud and risk, or digital banking
- Experience building consumer-facing products at scale, with real product and UX sensibility
- Experience in regulated or otherwise unforgiving environments
- Experience with LLMs, agent platforms or protocols such as MCP
- Portuguese or Spanish
- Clojure or functional programming experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity of earning equity at Nu
- Medical Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Extended maternity and paternity leaves
- Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
- NuLanguage - Our language learning program
- NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
- 401K Saving Plans - Health Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account
- Work-from-home Allowance
- Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable
- Industry-competitive Canadian benefits provided by EOR
- Chance of earning equity at Nu
- 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