Senior Backend Engineer, FinTech (Hybrid/SF)

SoFi; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

SoFi is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA, offering hybrid work with some on-site presence. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems for financial technology platforms, using Java/Kotlin, REST/GraphQL, and distributed architectures.

Candidates should hold a Master’s in CS/Engineering or related field and have at least 2 years of experience in similar roles.

Qualifications

• Backend software development using Java and Kotlin
• Developing APIs and service interfaces using REST, GraphQL, and gRPC
• Object-oriented programming and microservices architecture
• Designing and developing scalable and distributed systems using Spring Batch and Temporal workflow orchestration
• Relational databases including MySQL and PostgreSQL
• NoSQL databases including MongoDB and DynamoDB
• Application security including authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Web frameworks including Spring Boot and Spring MVC
• Cloud platforms including AWS and containerization technologies
• CI/CD pipelines, build tools, and deployment workflows using Maven and Gradle
• Software testing, debugging, and monitoring using logging and alerting systems
• Messaging and streaming systems using Kafka or ActiveMQ

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend systems for financial technology platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build secure, reliable software services.
• Develop and maintain microservices using languages such as Java and Kotlin.
• Design and implement APIs and service interfaces (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) for distributed systems.
• Build and manage backend workflows and batch processing systems for large-scale data operations.
• Implement workflow orchestration and scheduling for reliable, fault-tolerant processing.

Job description

SoFi is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA, offering hybrid work with some on-site presence. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems for financial technology platforms, using Java/Kotlin, REST/GraphQL, and distributed architectures.

Candidates should hold a Master’s in CS/Engineering or related field and have at least 2 years of experience in similar roles.