Staff Software Engineer, Data

As a Staff Software Engineer (Data), you will be the technical cornerstone of our data ecosystem. At Nu, we don't just "move data" we build the foundational platforms that empower analysts, ML engineers, and product leaders to make the decisions that drive financial inclusion for millions. You will own the data infrastructure for your domain, tackling highly complex and ambiguous challenges that span multiple departments. You aren't just a builder; you are a strategist who identifies data gaps before they become bottlenecks and treats data quality as a mission critical product. You will set the technical bar for the entire function, ensuring that downstream trust remains unbreakable as we scale.

Responsibilities

Architect Data Excellence: Design and evolve high scale data platforms, storage solutions, and transformation patterns that serve as the "gold standard" for the organization; Drive Technical Strategy: Define the long term roadmap for data infrastructure, balancing immediate business needs with a 6–12 month strategic horizon; Champion Data Contracts: Lead the implementation of robust data contracts and schema evolution practices to ensure reliability across global product teams; Solve Complex Ambiguity: Troubleshoot and resolve the most challenging technical bottlenecks in our data pipelines, improving system observability and performance at scale; Empower the Function: Act as a key technical advisor for senior leadership, helping to shape strategic investments in our data stack; Mentor and Scale: Raise the technical bar by mentoring senior engineers, leading cross functional task forces, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence and data driven decision making; Operational Leadership: Pioneer architectural patterns that become reference implementations for the entire company

Requirements

Extensive Technical Leadership: Proven experience leading large scale data engineering initiatives in global, high-growth technology environments; Expertise in Distributed Systems: Deep mastery of data processing frameworks (such as Spark, Flink, or Kafka) and modern cloud data warehousing; Systems Design Mastery: Ability to independently design and refine solutions for complex data problems, considering long-term scalability and user experience; Strategic Acumen: Demonstrated ability to link technical decisions to business drivers like operational efficiency and customer acquisition costs; Proactive Problem Solving: A track record of identifying architectural gaps and implementing fixes independently with high autonomy

Nice to have

Experience with ML Ops and supporting Machine Learning workflows at scale; Experience in the financial services or FinTech sector

Benefits

Purpose-driven work that impacts millions of people; Collaborative and inclusive remote culture; Competitive compensation and benefits package; Learning and development support to grow your career; Opportunity to help shape the future of financial services; Total compensation includes base salary, RSUs and benefits; Top Tier Medical Insurance; Top Tier Dental and Vision Insurance; 401(k) matching; 20 days time off, 14 company holidays, and great culture that emphasizes work life balance; Life Insurance and AD&D; Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses; NuLanguage - Our language learning program; NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program; Extended maternity and paternity leaves; Saving Plans - Health Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account; Twice a week in the office (Palo Alto) + quarterly trips to Sao Paulo (Brazil) to build relationships with coworkers