Senior Staff Software Engineer (Crypto, SV) - IC8+ - US - 2026
What engineering roles in crypto pay
205 salaries · our own dataMost engineering roles in crypto pay between $144k and $255k, with a median of $202k.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Nu, you shape the architecture and long-term technical direction of the company's global crypto platform. In this hands-on individual contributor role, you lead consequential cross-team initiatives and establish secure, reliable foundations for crypto products at global scale. You work at the intersection of crypto protocols, distributed systems, money movement, security, and regulated financial products.
What you'll do
- Define a multi-year technical direction for Nu's crypto systems and connect it to company, product, and customer strategy
- Lead the architecture of highly consequential, ambiguous, and security-critical capabilities while remaining hands-on in key technical work
- Identify high-leverage problems, make difficult decisions amid ambiguity, and turn deep domain expertise into capabilities and standards that benefit multiple teams
- Partner closely with product, security, risk, compliance, and engineering leadership
- Mentor senior engineers and strengthen technical decision-making across Nu
About Nu
Nu is the leading digital bank in Latin America, serving 135 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The company leverages data and proprietary technology to develop innovative financial products, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people.