Friends from World, Highlights and challenges of scaling Nubank with Alex Freire

Nubank is the largest fintech in Brazil and outside of Asia. They are on a journey to scale their products and services along with the way they deliver them. Alex is Director of Engineering there and will share with us how they have solved things like having standards for architecture and micro services. He will also share some challenges like dealing with coordination cost and pressure that comes with deadlines from external stakeholders in a regulated environment.

Do you know Alex?
Alex is one of the Agile pioneers in Latin America and has work with companies all over the world, now he’s back in Brazil, leading one of the best software engineering teams in the country to delight Nubank’s customers while freeing them from complexity so they can have control of their financial lives. He speaks frequently at conferences to help communities worldwide expand beyond their comfort zones. A programmer, manager, coach, scientist, student and teacher, Alex loves learning and doesn’t shy away from changing his mind.