Nubank

Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - São Paulo, Brazil

March 4, 2025

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter.

The process consists of several stages, with the first two being:

Candidate introduction interview: Tip: prove that your values are similar to Nubank's.
Technical interview - Basic Program and Architecture Solution: Strongly understand the concept of Data Structure, practice a lot of problem-solving exercises, and study the basic concepts. In this test, I thought I could have done better. There are 3 problems to solve. The interviewer makes you feel super comfortable. I was personally very satisfied, only I thought the interviewer did not understand the second problem, therefore I could not understand it either, and that style of problem didn't make much sense to me. Otherwise, it was smooth.

Overall, I loved the process, but the second part, which is the Architecture Case test, is still missing.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Nubank Machine Learning Engineer role in São Paulo, São Paulo.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Nubank's interview process for their Engenheiro De Machine Learning roles in São Paulo, São Paulo is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nubank's Machine Learning Engineer interview process in São Paulo, São Paulo.

Nubank Work Experiences

Not as great company as they sell themselves

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Ciudad de Mexico

Pros: Good salary, RSUs upon signing, benefits above the MX law, including SGMM, and grocery voucher.

Cons: Programming languages and tools are not part of the industry standard. Biased management, once someone from the squad's leadership has a strong opinion about an employee, it is impossible to change, despite the efforts made during the year. I've seen a lot of unfair layoffs labeled as "low performance". This is even worse if you are in a global team and you are not from Brazil.

Not as great company as they sell themselves

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Ciudad de Mexico

Pros: Good salary, RSUs upon signing, benefits above the MX law, including SGMM, and grocery voucher.

Cons: Programming languages and tools are not part of the industry standard. Biased management, once someone from the squad's leadership has a strong opinion about an employee, it is impossible to change, despite the efforts made during the year. I've seen a lot of unfair layoffs labeled as "low performance". This is even worse if you are in a global team and you are not from Brazil.

Awesome culture, but mandatory hybrid work and no rent bonus

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Cali, Valle del Cauca

Pros: The culture is really awesome.

Cons: Hybrid work is mandatory, and there is no bonus for rent.

Awesome culture, but mandatory hybrid work and no rent bonus

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Cali, Valle del Cauca

Pros: The culture is really awesome.

Cons: Hybrid work is mandatory, and there is no bonus for rent.

A company determined to grow fast and in a sustainable way

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: Flexibility to work from home, genuine investment in D&I, a high level of autonomy, clear strategic goals, constant growth, a great culture and team climate, innovation in every project, and challenges that help us progress in our career are all notable aspects.

Cons: Changes happening all the time require a lot from Nubankers to stay on top of what must be prioritized.

A company determined to grow fast and in a sustainable way

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: Flexibility to work from home, genuine investment in D&I, a high level of autonomy, clear strategic goals, constant growth, a great culture and team climate, innovation in every project, and challenges that help us progress in our career are all notable aspects.

Cons: Changes happening all the time require a lot from Nubankers to stay on top of what must be prioritized.

Not as great company as they sell themselves

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Ciudad de Mexico

Pros: Good salary, RSUs upon signing, benefits above the MX law, including SGMM, and grocery voucher.

Cons: Programming languages and tools are not part of the industry standard. Biased management, once someone from the squad's leadership has a strong opinion about an employee, it is impossible to change, despite the efforts made during the year. I've seen a lot of unfair layoffs labeled as "low performance". This is even worse if you are in a global team and you are not from Brazil.

2.0
Not as great company as they sell themselves
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Ciudad de Mexico
June 20, 2025
Pros: Good salary, RSUs upon signing, benefits above the MX law, including SGMM, and grocery voucher.
Cons: Programming languages and tools are not part of the industry standard. Biased management, once someone from the squad's leadership has a strong opinion about an employee, it is impossible to change, despite the efforts made during the year. I've seen a lot of unfair layoffs labeled as "low performance". This is even worse if you are in a global team and you are not from Brazil.

Awesome culture, but mandatory hybrid work and no rent bonus

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Cali, Valle del Cauca

Pros: The culture is really awesome.

Cons: Hybrid work is mandatory, and there is no bonus for rent.

5.0
Awesome culture, but mandatory hybrid work and no rent bonus
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cali, Valle del Cauca
June 2, 2026
Pros: The culture is really awesome.
Cons: Hybrid work is mandatory, and there is no bonus for rent.

A company determined to grow fast and in a sustainable way

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

Pros: Flexibility to work from home, genuine investment in D&I, a high level of autonomy, clear strategic goals, constant growth, a great culture and team climate, innovation in every project, and challenges that help us progress in our career are all notable aspects.

Cons: Changes happening all the time require a lot from Nubankers to stay on top of what must be prioritized.

5.0
A company determined to grow fast and in a sustainable way
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
April 16, 2024
Pros: Flexibility to work from home, genuine investment in D&I, a high level of autonomy, clear strategic goals, constant growth, a great culture and team climate, innovation in every project, and challenges that help us progress in our career are all notable aspects.
Cons: Changes happening all the time require a lot from Nubankers to stay on top of what must be prioritized.

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