Staff Software Engineer, SoFi

• If you are an experienced engineer with expertise in cloud technologies and a passion for building reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity
• Experience: Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related experience, or Master's degree and 3+ years of related experience, or PhD with relevant experience, or equivalent practical experience
• Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge: Strong experience with and deep understanding of AWS services, cloud infrastructure best practices, and security principles, especially containers, networking, storage, and compute. Ability to think strategically about cloud infrastructure and platform design
• Software Engineering Skills: Proficiency in languages such as Go, Python, or similar along with software design principles and best practices
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) practices and tools (e.g. Terraform)
• Problem-Solving: Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, balancing technical trade-offs and business needs
• Communication and Collaboration: Ability to work cross-functionally, build trust with stakeholders, and facilitate productive discussions across teams
• Autonomy and Ownership: Proven track record of setting ambitious goals, driving projects with minimal oversight, and relaying progress effectively to management
• Adaptability: Comfortable with shifting priorities and able to communicate implications and modified timelines to partners

Desirable

• We are seeking a skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Cloud Primitives team.
• In this role, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and delivery of foundational cloud primitives that enable our teams to build efficiently on AWS. You will help shape the development of our infrastructure-as-code solutions, focusing on compute, storage, networking, and authentication
• Design and Develop: Architect and implement scalable and secure cloud platforms that prioritize self-service using infrastructure-as-code to provide teams with abstractions for compute, storage, networking, and authentication on AWS in a resilient, redundant, and recoverable manner
• Technical Leadership: Provide thought leadership and drive technical strategy, both adhering to existing and defining where applicable new best practices
• Lead complex projects with a broad impact across the organization, ensuring alignment with company goals
• Tackle diverse and complex technical challenges by applying creative problem-solving and sound judgment, considering trade-offs and making principle-based decisions
• Drive Project Success: Take on increased responsibility for projects that impact multiple teams and stakeholders. Own the resolution of escalations and drive projects to successful outcomes
• Risk Awareness: Identify potential risks associated with projects and communicate them to management to ensure alignment and implement appropriate mitigation strategies
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, security teams, and product managers, to design and implement solutions that meet the needs of various stakeholders
• Adapt and Innovate: Embrace a fail-fast approach, iterating quickly to learn, adapt, and drive innovation
• Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in existing processes, infrastructure, or tools, and take the initiative to drive change
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends, driving the adoption of best practices and new tools to enhance our platform
• Mentorship and Guidance: Support junior engineers, sharing your knowledge and helping to elevate team-wide technical practices