Nubank

Lead Software Engineer Interview Experience - São Paulo, Brazil

October 24, 2021

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The process took 2 months.

LinkedIn approach followed by a quick 30-minute call -- a sort of initial filter.
Architecture Test -- A hypothetical problem is given and you evolve a solution. A kind of whiteboarding session.
"People" Interview -- human and behavioral aspects are covered here. Be ready to answer about diversity as well as more traditional questions like successes, failures, etc.
Pair Programming -- Actually, it's you writing code from scratch given a problem presented to you on the spot. A day before the interview, I received a pre-statement telling me to prepare a basic setup with one or two entities, worry about unit tests, and have an entry point (main)... I was also able to choose the programming language.
Interview with a Tech Manager -- I believe this is more to understand where I would fit best. The person asked me what I liked to do, took the time to explain what would be expected of me, etc.
An offer call where values, feedback, and position were discussed. The feedback was very cool: both negative and positive points were passed on to me, always with a lot of professionalism and empathy.
A quick call with leadership for me to clear up any doubts and also understand a little more about my position, where I would work, etc.

I think it is important to highlight that at every stage, everyone was extremely nice and friendly. I think I only passed because everyone made me feel very comfortable and I managed to show my knowledge reasonably well. It is also important to mention that my process was what they call a "fast track", though I don't know the actual difference from the normal process.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

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

Success Rate

67%

Pass Rate

Nubank's interview process for their Lead Software Engineer roles in São Paulo, São Paulo is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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

Nubank Work Experiences

Great culture

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo

January 17, 2023

Pros: There is a great culture, coworkers are helpful and friendly, and there is a lot to learn.

Cons: Culture has started to get worse, Some lack of transparency for some decisions

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo

January 17, 2023

Pros: There is a great culture, coworkers are helpful and friendly, and there is a lot to learn.

Cons: Culture has started to get worse, Some lack of transparency for some decisions

Great Growth, Inconsistent Calibration

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 10, 2026

Pros: There's plenty of room to learn and pick up new skills along the way.

Cons: Promotion standards differ across BUs due to inconsistent cross-functional leveling.

Great Growth, Inconsistent Calibration

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 10, 2026

Pros: There's plenty of room to learn and pick up new skills along the way.

Cons: Promotion standards differ across BUs due to inconsistent cross-functional leveling.

Great place to work, but salary can be better elsewhere

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bogotá, Bogota

Pros: Amazing people at hand in Slack. You can reach the folks that wrote Clojure, Datomic, and the ones that created Nubank from the start to ask questions and learn from them.

Cons: Really hard to get promoted, its probably easier to quit, return a year later and apply to the next level and get hired. Sometimes the priority is to show off your work than doing it, so a document that explains how to do something better (even if it's wrong) might be better for your career than make the thing better without much documentation. For promotions, you're overly dependent on how your manager sells you, there's no way you can overcome a bad manager aside from changing teams. The issue is that most tech managers are mid. Usually the ones that were engineers and did the work (and they were good engineers) and became managers because they didn't like their managers are the good ones.

Great place to work, but salary can be better elsewhere

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bogotá, Bogota

Pros: Amazing people at hand in Slack. You can reach the folks that wrote Clojure, Datomic, and the ones that created Nubank from the start to ask questions and learn from them.

Cons: Really hard to get promoted, its probably easier to quit, return a year later and apply to the next level and get hired. Sometimes the priority is to show off your work than doing it, so a document that explains how to do something better (even if it's wrong) might be better for your career than make the thing better without much documentation. For promotions, you're overly dependent on how your manager sells you, there's no way you can overcome a bad manager aside from changing teams. The issue is that most tech managers are mid. Usually the ones that were engineers and did the work (and they were good engineers) and became managers because they didn't like their managers are the good ones.

Great culture

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo

January 17, 2023

Pros: There is a great culture, coworkers are helpful and friendly, and there is a lot to learn.

Cons: Culture has started to get worse, Some lack of transparency for some decisions

5.0
Great culture
Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee
São Paulo, São Paulo
January 17, 2023
Pros: There is a great culture, coworkers are helpful and friendly, and there is a lot to learn.
Cons: Culture has started to get worse, Some lack of transparency for some decisions

Great Growth, Inconsistent Calibration

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

October 10, 2026

Pros: There's plenty of room to learn and pick up new skills along the way.

Cons: Promotion standards differ across BUs due to inconsistent cross-functional leveling.

4.0
Great Growth, Inconsistent Calibration
Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee
Berlin
October 10, 2026
Pros: There's plenty of room to learn and pick up new skills along the way.
Cons: Promotion standards differ across BUs due to inconsistent cross-functional leveling.

Great place to work, but salary can be better elsewhere

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

Bogotá, Bogota

Pros: Amazing people at hand in Slack. You can reach the folks that wrote Clojure, Datomic, and the ones that created Nubank from the start to ask questions and learn from them.

Cons: Really hard to get promoted, its probably easier to quit, return a year later and apply to the next level and get hired. Sometimes the priority is to show off your work than doing it, so a document that explains how to do something better (even if it's wrong) might be better for your career than make the thing better without much documentation. For promotions, you're overly dependent on how your manager sells you, there's no way you can overcome a bad manager aside from changing teams. The issue is that most tech managers are mid. Usually the ones that were engineers and did the work (and they were good engineers) and became managers because they didn't like their managers are the good ones.

4.0
Great place to work, but salary can be better elsewhere
Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bogotá, Bogota
March 14, 2025
Pros: Amazing people at hand in Slack. You can reach the folks that wrote Clojure, Datomic, and the ones that created Nubank from the start to ask questions and learn from them.
Cons: Really hard to get promoted, its probably easier to quit, return a year later and apply to the next level and get hired. Sometimes the priority is to show off your work than doing it, so a document that explains how to do something better (even if it's wrong) might be better for your career than make the thing better without much documentation. For promotions, you're overly dependent on how your manager sells you, there's no way you can overcome a bad manager aside from changing teams. The issue is that most tech managers are mid. Usually the ones that were engineers and did the work (and they were good engineers) and became managers because they didn't like their managers are the good ones.

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