Senior Staff Software Engineer, SoFi
Martech
$180-275k
Eligible for a bonus, equity and competitive benefits
Mobile & online personal finance services
Job no longer available
Mobile & online personal finance services
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-275k
Eligible for a bonus, equity and competitive benefits
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, and is a good mentor and co-worker.
- 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 / PostgreSQL / 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, Spring Boot, cloud infrastructure, Terraform and CI/CD
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our Loans Platform team to help build cutting edge technology systems to support our lending business
- You will be working with a team of engineers that is empowered to make technical decisions that have direct impact on the success of the business and our SoFi members
- On our team, you will be in the middle of it all – implementing new functionality, architecting our system, driving technical initiatives, and providing team leadership
- We interact heavily with pricing, data science, and risk analytics to deliver solutions which allow us to lead the market in making decisions and moving quickly
- You’ll face and solve a wide range of challenges: technical, product, and operational, shaping your personal growth and career along the way, as well as using your areas of expertise to grow the capabilities of the rest of the team
- Provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, guiding them in software design principles, coding best practices, and overall professional growth
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategies, establish coding standards, and drive technical excellence across projects
- Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the platform
- Write clean, efficient, and testable code using appropriate technologies, frameworks, and design patterns
- Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and drive continuous improvement in code quality and development processes
- Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
- Communicate technical concepts and solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Work in our core stack: Java / Kotlin / Microservices / Spring Boot / AWS / PostgreSQL
Our take
SoFi started by offering ways for students to secure better financial terms on their loans, and now offers a huge range of personal finance products, including bank accounts, loans, mortgages, investment advice, and investment opportunities. Many customers find they have to go to multiple financial service providers to meet all their finance needs, but SoFi overcomes this issue by putting it all in one place.
Its goal, to cover all the financial bases, sets it apart from many of the traditional banks and even some of their digital competitors, such as Avant, which has chosen to focus on providing credit alternatives. Although it is operating in a competitive market with a lot of big players such as Monzo, Revolut, and Starling, the company has managed to raise huge amounts of funding to support its rapid expansion.
SoFi has focussed on global expansion, moving outside the US, and has made a series of acquisitions to support this - including a Hong Kong-based investment app called 8 Securities. After going public on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC merger in June 2021, the company has continued to evolve and release more mission-oriented services into its roster, and strengthened its lending capabilities through a $350 million post-IPO loan. To date, the company has sold over $15 billion in personal loan collateral and continues to strengthen its offering.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$369.9m
LATE VC
May 2019
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $2.7bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Generous vacation and holidays
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) and education on retirement planning
- Tuition reimbursement on approved programs, up to $5,250 per year
- Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
- Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
- Flexible time off
- Fertility and family planning options
- Free financial classes
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Anthony Noto
(CEO)Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy after being a telecommunications officer and captain in the U.S. Army. Has worked as Head of Gobal Telecommunications, Media and Technology at Goldman Sachs, been the COO of Twitter, and also the CFO of the National Football League.
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