Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid)

About the role

Nu is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the technical direction of multiple teams building large‑scale distributed systems for millions of customers in Latin America. You will work on horizontally scalable microservices, high‑throughput jobs, and cloud‑native infrastructure while collaborating with product, design, and engineering leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Define technical direction for several teams and ensure alignment with business and architecture strategies.
• Design, build, and evolve microservices in Clojure, using Finagle, Kafka, and hexagonal architecture.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines on AWS, manage data stores such as Datomic and DynamoDB, and monitor services with Prometheus.
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and participate in on‑call rotations.

Required profile

• At least 4 years of experience developing digital products in complex environments.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud technologies.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives across multiple teams without direct authority.
• Strong communication skills in English and ability to explain trade‑offs to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Clojure (main backend language)
• Finagle, Kafka, Prometheus, Kubernetes
• AWS, CI/CD pipelines
• Datomic, DynamoDB
• Functional and object‑oriented programming, Agile methodologies

What we offer

• Equity participation
• Health, life, and international business travel insurance
• Parental leave and vacation benefits
• Work‑from‑home allowance
• Hybrid work model (2–3 days per week in the office)