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AppSec Engineering Manager

NubankSao Paulo, BrazilRemote, Onsite

This is a talent pool for Leadership positions of different seniorities, including opportunities such as Engineering Associate Manager and Engineering Manager in Infosec. Applications will be considered according to our availability of positions for each level.


About Us


Nu was born in 2013 with the mission to fight complexity to empower people in their daily lives by reinventing financial services. We are one of the world’s largest digital banking platforms, serving millions of customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. For more information, visit our institutional page https://international.nubank.com.br/careers/

Infosec at Nubank


The mission of the Cybersecurity team is to identify and protect Nubank's data and information through security tools and services regarding codebase, cloud, infrastructure, and data, using global security standards adapted to our operation and culture. The scope is to assess multiple supply chains, prioritize, mitigate and remove security risks by providing platforms, tools, and guidelines for Nubank's engineering team, and be present dictating best security practices throughout the secure security systems development life cycle (SSDLC). We are a process-light organization that values human interactions.

We value working in small, independent teams that feel like small startups within the company, and eschew coupling and centralizing where realistic. We understand that execution is the key to success and optimize processes to remove bottlenecks.You can read more about it in our engineering blog and get some insights into how we work here. 

As a Tech Manager in Infosec, you'll be expected to


  • Build or scale up one or more software engineering teams
  • Foster a culture of teamwork, feedback and continuous improvement
  • Conduct effective 1:1s, team meetings and rituals
  • Manage individual contributors, enabling them to be high performers and support others
  • Deliver distributed systems at scale
  • Align stakeholders around team’s vision, goals, and metrics
  • Reason about software architecture design decisions
  • Look and implement improvements in the way we work and organize

Once here, you will


  • Coach and mentor security engineers, supporting their growth and performance inside the teams they are part of 
  • Facilitate continuous improvement of team’s processes
  • Ensure the team follows good development processes, is aligned internally and with stakeholders, and consistently delivers quality software
  • Ensure the team maintains a high level of operational excellence
  • Actively drive and improve recruitment
  • Foster psychological safety and facilitate conflict resolution and performance issues

We are looking for a professional who has


  • Solid experience in cybersecurity, with SSDLC and related technology
  • Knowledge of security best practices, including experience in - different languages ​​- and and with a mindset focused on engineering and tools building
  • Solid experience leading security teams
  • Experience being accountable for people management, having exposure to performance assessment, hiring, supporting career growth, etc
  • Experience leading agile teams, being familiar with the most relevant ceremonies, metrics and processes
  • A good level of technical understanding, being able to take part in architecture discussions with Engineers and to translate complex, technical projects and concepts for non-engineers.
  • Advanced level of English - you'll be part of a global team :)

Our Benefits


  • Chance of earning equity at Nubank
  • Food/ Meal Card (Vale-Refeição and/or Vale Alimentação)
  • Public Transportation Commuting Benefit (Vale-Transporte)
  • NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical Plan
  • Dental Plan
  • NuLanguage – Language Course Program
  • Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
  • Extended Parental Leave
  • Daycare Allowance
  • Parental Consultancy
  • Work-from-home Allowance
  • Gym Partnerships
  • 30 days of paid vacation

Our Nu Way of Working 


Our work model is hybrid and has cycles that can be from two to three months according to the business of ​​expertise. For every eight or twelve weeks of remote work, one will be at the office. Check more information here.

Diversity & Inclusion


At Nu, we want to be sure that we're building a more diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the customers we serve and seek to empower. That's why we hire based on equality. We consider gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, and other identity markers as enriching elements to our company while ensuring neither of them represent a barrier when recruiting fantastic talent.

Life at Nubank

Nubank is the leading fintech in Latin America. Using bleeding-edge technology, design and data, the company aims to fight complexity and empower people to take control of their finances. Nubank challenged an outdated and bureaucratic system by building a simple, safe and 100% digital environment that addresses Brazilian customer's needs- with no paperwork, bank branches or inefficient call centers. Nubank created a 100% free-of-charge credit card that has been requested by over 16 million people so far, and the company passed the 4 million active customer mark in 2017. As of today, Nubank already launched a loyalty rewards program ("Nubank Rewards"?), as well as a digital savings account ("NuConta"?). The common components across all products are a flawless and fully-mobile experience and the outstanding and humanized customer service over chat, email and phone. Nubank's headquarters is located in São Paulo, Brazil, and we are also present in Berlin, Germany with an engineering office. With a team of over 1,000 of the highest-performing engineers, decision scientists, designers, and business analysts, Nubank is dedicated to create an inclusive, international and challenging work environment. The company is constantly looking for skilled, globally minded and result-oriented team members who are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Interested in joining Nubank's revolution? All job openings are posted on nubank.workable.com
Thrive Here & What We Value* Strong and Diverse Teams* Enthusiasm for Building and Delivering New Features/Products* Collaborating Efficiently to Ship Quality Service/Products* Continuous Learning and Improvement in Existing Skills* NuCare – Psychological, Financial and Legal Assistance Program* Life Insurance, Health Insurance, Extended Parental Leave* Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace* Hybrid Work Model with Remote Cycles* Nubank's Nu Way of Working
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