Lead Project Engineer - Equity & Scale Distributed Systems

Nubank; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Nubank

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance and AD&D

Extended parental leaves

Learning platform (Nucleo)

Language learning (NuLanguage)

Mental health & wellness support (NuC)

Job summary

Nubank in Palo Alto, US is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple engineering teams within a hybrid work model. You will drive performance, mentorship, and architectural direction while delivering large-scale distributed systems in a global, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, agile practices, and clear communication in English, with a focus on building scalable, reliable software and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams.
• Experience managing people including performance assessments and hiring.
• Experience leading Agile teams and ceremonies.
• Ability to discuss software architecture with engineers and translate complex concepts for non-engineers.
• Advanced English communication in a global team.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more engineering teams (8–10 engineers).
• Foster teamwork, feedback, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct effective one-on-ones, team meetings, and rituals.
• Support ICs to be high performers and mentor others.
• Deliver distributed systems at scale.
• Align stakeholders around team vision, goals, and metrics.
• Reason about architecture decisions.

Skills

Lead engineering teams

People management

Agile leadership

Architectural discussions

English proficiency

Job description

Nubank in Palo Alto, US is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple engineering teams within a hybrid work model. You will drive performance, mentorship, and architectural direction while delivering large-scale distributed systems in a global, collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, agile practices, and clear communication in English, with a focus on building scalable, reliable software and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.