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Senior Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience

Nubank · Palo Alto · Remote

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About Nubank

Backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund and Redpoint.

About the role

Architect E2E Quality & DevEx Platforms: Define and evolve the multi-year vision for our developer tooling ecosystem—covering internal developer platforms, boundary APIs, test automation suites, and pull request review systems.

What they're looking for

  • Senior IC Leadership Track Record: backend software engineering experience, with a proven track record designing developer platforms, core infra, or DevEx systems at high scale
  • Deep DevEx & SDLC Expertise: Extensive domain depth in code review systems, test automation platforms, CI/CD pipelines, developer platforms, or static analysis tools built for massive engineering organizations
  • Autonomous & Opinionated Technical Leader: Demonstrable history of driving technical strategy independently, navigating ambiguity, and bringing strong, battle-tested opinions on "what good looks like" in modern software development
  • High-Velocity Culture Fit: Experience operating in fast-moving, high-bar environments (e.g., top-tier tech firms, high-growth AI/DevEx startups, or elite AI labs) where speed of execution and technical rigor are equally valued
More about this role

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.

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About the role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to drive the overarching strategy, technical vision, and execution across Nubank’s Quality & Developer Experience ecosystem. You will sit at the epicenter of our engineering transformation.

This role goes far beyond traditional quality assurance or testing; you will own the end-to-end (E2E) Developer Experience (DevEx) across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). From internal developer platform tools and boundary APIs to our suite of testing mechanisms and automated code reviews, your mission will be to architect AI-native systems that drastically reduce review latency, guarantee architectural correctness, and double...

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