Senior Backend Platform Engineer - Global Scale + Equity

Nubank; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Relocation Assistance

Work-from-home Allowance

Job summary

Nubank in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer to help shape core backend platforms. You will design, build, and operate distributed services and APIs used by multiple product teams globally, owning end-to-end delivery from architecture to production.

The role emphasizes 0→1 development, long‑term impact, and collaboration with data, ML, and infra groups. Base salary ranges from $230,000 to $276,000 plus equity, with a hybrid work model and US benefits.

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a backend or platform engineer, owning production systems end‑to‑end.
• Proven track record working with distributed systems at scale and building APIs or microservices on modern cloud infrastructure.
• Experience building or supporting platform‑level services used by many teams.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast‑changing contexts and driving 0→1 technical decisions with a long‑term mindset.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working effectively with engineers across disciplines and locations.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and operating distributed backend services and APIs that support core platforms used by multiple product teams worldwide.
• Owning services end‑to‑end — from architecture and implementation to observability, reliability, and continuous improvement in production.
• Defining clear contracts, SLOs, and guardrails so internal teams can safely build on top of the platforms you own.
• Collaborating closely with data, ML, and infrastructure engineers to turn models, datasets, and lower‑level components into robust, easy‑to‑use internal products.
• Leading 0→1 and modernization initiatives, making pragmatic trade‑offs and setting technical standards for high‑leverage systems.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

APIs & Microservices

Cloud infrastructure

Collaboration

Job description

Nubank in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer to help shape core backend platforms. You will design, build, and operate distributed services and APIs used by multiple product teams globally, owning end-to-end delivery from architecture to production.

The role emphasizes 0→1 development, long‑term impact, and collaboration with data, ML, and infra groups. Base salary ranges from $230,000 to $276,000 plus equity, with a hybrid work model and US benefits.