Senior Software Engineer

Job summary

Develop horizontally scalable microservices using Clojure and manage high-throughput data communication via Kafka. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and maintain large-scale distributed systems within a CI/CD pipeline.

Job details

About Nu Nu serves more than 140 million customers, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people. The company has been leading an industry transformation through innovative products and human-centered services. Proprietary technology and data at scale power Nu’s digital platform, built to promote financial access, advancement, and transparency. Its business model thrives on customer love and lower costs, feeding a flywheel of growth and profitability. Visit our Institutional Page 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 joining Nubank will be able to learn from our team. The software engineer is focused on software development with Clojure as main programming language (We will teach you Clojure). Main responsibilities: Horizontally scalable microservices written mostly in Clojure, using Finagle and leveraging upon functional programming techniques and hexagonal architecture High throughput jobs and inter-service communication using Kafka Continuous Integration and Deployment into AWS Storing data in Datomic and DynamoDB Monitoring and observability with Prometheus Running as much as possible in Kubernetes We are a process-light organization that values human interactions. We value working in small, independent teams that feel like small startups within the company, and eschew coupling and centralizing where realistic. We understand that execution is the key to success and optimize processes to remove bottlenecks. You will be responsible for Work with large scale distributed systems, understanding their broad architecture Plan and execute on entire features, collaborating with peers while planning the work ahead Collaborate in building microservices and work with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code Work with agile software development methodologies Write, test, instrument, document, and maintain code Pair, and participate in code reviews, to grow and contribute to the growth of others in and around the team Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and partner Engineering teams to build new experiences Participate in on-call rotations for your team and respond to incidents as necessary Work focused on backend applications, and be open to contribute to mobile and frontend development, according to business needs We are looking for a person who has At least 6 years of experience developing digital products Ability to quickly understand technical and business requirements, translating them into technical design and implementation A problem-solver who is able to communicate effectively across functional teams A software engineer who cares deeply about user experience Proven understanding of object-oriented or functional programming language Notions of distributed systems and familiarity with cloud technologies Have practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies and previous experience with CI/CD Advanced English skills Our Benefits Health Insurance Life Insurance Pension Plan Extended maternity and paternity leaves Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses NuLanguage - Our language learning program NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program Vacations Total compensation includes base salary, RSUs and benefits. Base salary range: $147,996 - $185,004 Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers. To maintain a consistent and fair process for every candidate, Nu does not provide individualized technical feedback. See how our policy works here

What you’ll do

Develop horizontally scalable microservices using Clojure and manage high-throughput data communication via Kafka. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and maintain large-scale distributed systems within a CI/CD pipeline.

Requirements

Requires at least 6 years of experience in digital product development and proficiency in object-oriented or functional programming. Candidates must have a strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud technologies, and advanced English skills.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Extended Maternity And Paternity Leaves
• Nucleo Learning Platform
• Nulanguage Language Learning Program
• Nucare Mental Health And Wellness Assistance Program
• Vacations
• RSUs

Listed skills

• Kubernetes · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Clojure
• Functional Programming
• Microservices
• Kafka
• AWS
• Datomic
• DynamoDB
• Prometheus
• Kubernetes
• Distributed Systems
• CI/CD
• Agile Methodologies
• Hexagonal Architecture
• English Proficiency
• Backend Development
• Technical Design
• Communication
• Planning
• English Language
• Problem Solving
• Business Requirements
• Innovation
• Amazon Web Services
• Financial Services
• Artificial Intelligence
• Software Engineering
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Observability
• Scalability
• Apache Kafka
• Agile Software Development
• Amazon DynamoDB
• Continuous Integration
• Front End Design
• Code Review
• Software Development
• Learning Platforms
• Mental Health
• Prometheus (Software)
• Product Design
• Cloud Technologies
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Transcribing
• Continuous Delivery
• Data Store
• Cost To Serve
• Finagle

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Engineering
• Finance & Accounting
• Software Engineer
• Software Developer / Engineer
• Software Developers

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