Senior Staff Software Engineer, Sofi Money

SoFi; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative financial services company is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the transformation of their Money product architecture. This role is pivotal in evolving the banking core and implementing enhanced account structures, ensuring a seamless experience for millions of members. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment, guiding the vision of your team while working across departments. If you have a passion for technology and a desire to make a significant impact in the financial world, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career and contribute to a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with complex solutions.
• Experience with modern Java frameworks and REST APIs.
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical architecture and design of SoFi Money.
• Deliver scalable services in a production environment.
• Mentor engineers and promote technical culture.

Skills

Java

Spring

Kotlin

DynamoDB

AWS

REST APIs

Software Architecture

Mentoring

Communication

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's in Software Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

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Who we are:

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The Role:

We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our SoFi Money and Bank team. We need someone who can play a pivotal role in our Money product architecture transformation, focusing on the evolution of our banking core and the implementation of enhanced account structures. We are working hard to design a future looking framework, with the aim to scale our customer base, continue to delight existing customers, and disrupt the banking industry. You’ll be working within a highly collaborative environment where planning and executing through a unified campaign lens is essential due to the complexity and interdependencies of these initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a technical and innovative individual contributor who can help guide the overall vision of their team as well as the broader Money organization. We are looking for engineers who can bring fresh perspectives, thought leadership, vision and help us scale for the future. Those with a high sense of ownership, empathy, and disruption will thrive in our team, especially those who inspire others to bring their best to our mission. At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation, implementation, deployment, continued improvement and evolution.

What You’ll Do:

• Help shape the technical architecture & design of the Sofi money
• Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
• Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies
• Mentor other engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team
• Communicate and collaborate with product and design
• Work within and across teams to resolve technical conflicts and achieve consensus
• Lead the development and testing of our systems and services
• Ensure that our codebase remains easy to change and is always shippable

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years experience as a software engineer, designing and implementing complex software solutions.
• Experience with Java / Spring / Kotlin /DynamoDB / Temporal /AWS.
• Expertise with any modern Java frameworks, REST APIs, and relational databases
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable and robust applications.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams, promoting technical excellence and collaboration.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, Terraform and CI/CD
• Willingness to collaborate with others to get stuff done
• Willingness to grow your leadership skills

Nice to Have:

• Expertise in Fintech / Payments / Credit Products
• Expertise in analytics, metrics, and monitoring integrations and using data to make decisions
• Test-driven development along with unit and integration testing.
• Interest in personal finance
• Experience building data models and pipelines
• Machine Learning and automated decision experience
• GraphQL experience

Compensation and Benefits The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. To view all of our comprehensiveand competitivebenefits, visit ourBenefits at SoFipage! SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [e-mail]. Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time. Internal Employees If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.