Nubank
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Crypto, SV) - IC8+ - US - 2026
Palo Alto · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 22, 2026
About the job
Sets technical and product direction for secure crypto systems and customer-facing digital-asset products, leading architecture and cross-functional decisions.
What you'll do
- Set multi-year technical and product direction for crypto systems and lead security-critical architecture.
- Partner with product and business leaders to prioritize customer crypto experiences and translate blockchain capabilities into features.
- Drive complex initiatives, incident response, and technical leadership across teams and stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Deep hands-on expertise in blockchain and crypto systems, such as protocols, custody, signing, wallets, or smart contracts.
- Sustained Staff+ technical leadership spanning multiple teams or domains.
- Demonstrated ability to turn technical understanding into customer-facing product decisions and business outcomes.
- Experience leading complex, ambiguous, security-critical initiatives with cross-functional judgment.
Nice to have
- Experience shaping crypto or digital-asset product or business strategy.
- Experience with multiple blockchain networks, HSMs, secure enclaves, regulated finance, or recognized technical expertise in crypto or distributed systems.
AI focus
The role does not involve building AI products; recruitment may use AI-enabled interview transcription and analysis, but humans make final hiring decisions.
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