Senior Software Engineer – Mexico City, Mexico (Hybrid)About UsNu is one of the largest digital financial platforms in the world, with more than 127 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
Guided by our mission to fight complexity and empower people, we are redefining financial services in Latin America and this is still just the beginning of the purple future we're building.Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NU), we combine proprietary technology, data intelligence, and an efficient operating model to deliver financial products that are simple, accessible, and human.
Our impact has been recognized by global rankings such as Time 100 Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, and Forbes World's Best Bank.
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About the roleOur Engineering team helps Nu create and scale the technology that powers the best financial products in Latin America.
We strive for state-of-the-art software development practices, using a variety of technologies and architectures to build resilient, secure, and highly scalable systems.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in leading the design and evolution of large-scale distributed systems within your team, and influencing technical decisions in close collaboration with adjacent teams.
While we value experience with our tech stack, we are confident that engineers who are eager to learn will be successful here — and we will teach you Clojure as our main backend language.You will build and evolve:Horizontally scalable microservices written mostly in Clojure,



using Finagle and leveraging functional programming techniques and hexagonal architectureHigh-throughput jobs and inter-service communication using KafkaContinuous Integration and Deployment pipelines on AWSData storage solutions using Datomic and DynamoDBMonitoring and observability with PrometheusServices running as much as possible in KubernetesWe are a process-light organization that values human interactions.
We work in small, independent teams that feel like startups within the company and avoid unnecessary coupling and centralization whenever realistic.
We understand that execution is key to success and continuously optimize our processes to remove bottlenecks.You'll be responsible forWorking with large-scale distributed systems and understanding their broad architecture and trade-offsLeading technical direction for your team and partnering with adjacent teams to keep solutions aligned with our architecture and business strategyDriving pragmatic innovation while ensuring resilient, secure, and versátil solutions that scale across products and geographiesMentoring engineers within and around your team and helping maintain a high technical barWriting, testing, instrumenting, documenting, and maintaining high-quality codePairing and participating in code reviews to support the growth of others in and around your teamCollaborating closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to build new end-to-end experiencesEnsuring comprehensive observability, performance monitoring, and robust error handling across your team's servicesParticipating in on-call rotations for your team and responding to incidents as necessaryFocusing primarily on backend applications,



while being open to contributing to mobile and frontend development according to business needsWe are looking for a person who hasAt least 6 years of experience developing digital products in complex environmentsDeep expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud technologiesA proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale systems that serve thousands or millions of usersA strong background in object-oriented or functional programming languages, with the ability to work across multiple languagesDemonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives end-to-end within a team and in collaboration with partner teamsExperience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar in their teamsPractical knowledge of agile software development methodologies and prior experience with CI/CDStrong communication skills to identify and prevent risks, and explain trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersAdvanced English skillsLocationMexico City, Mexico.
Our BenefitsOur benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, development, and life outside of work.
For Mexico, they include:Chance of earning equity at NuExtended maternity and paternity leavesHealth and life insuranceDental and Vision InsuranceNuCare – our mental health and wellness assistance programNucleo – our learning platform of coursesNuLanguage – our language learning programHoliday Bonus ("Aguinaldo") of 30 days of pay per year17 days of paid vacation with 25% vacation bonusGym partnershipFood cardWork-from-home AllowanceParental ConsultancyRelocation Assistance Package, if applicableEven if you feel you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply — your unique skills and experiences may be just what we're looking for, and we're excited to learn more about what you can bring to our team.Work Model for this RoleHybrid 2–3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration.
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📌 Senior Software Engineer Mexico City, Mexico (Hybrid) (Xico)
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