SoFi · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Loans Originations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expSoFi is a next-generation financial services company and national bank aiming to revolutionize personal finance. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of key capabilities for their financial services platform, focusing on enhancing member experiences for loan products.
CreditCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechLendingWealth Management
Responsibilities
Leading design and implementation efforts across multiple system domains to affect cross-team outcomes
Resolving problems in the platform design and implementation where there are competing constraints and significant ambiguity
Recognition as a subject matter expert across platform systems with the ability to contribute to the resolution of systemic issues
Ability to define the architectural direction and evolutionary strategy for critical subsystems within the platform
Ability to drive alignment across teams resolving technical and organizational conflicts
Raises the engineering maturity of the organization by consistently upholding the org-wide quality, reliability, and security policies
Ability to align technology decisions with company strategy, accounting for risk and growth constraints
Maintains standards of excellence through code and design reviews, mentors more junior engineers, and contributes to team efficiency, beyond personal output
Is a key participant in recruiting processes
As an established technical leader within our team, you will focus on designing and implementing the features, capabilities, and member experiences for our market-leading loan products. This role involves full product lifecycle engagement, from initial concept to production deployment. Your responsibilities include creating durable designs, strong individual contributions in implementing new capabilities, and leading by example to improve engineering excellence and efficiency across the team. Success in the role will require close technical collaboration with Product, Marketing, Operations, Business, Legal, and Compliance teams. You will be a key stakeholder in those partnerships, responsible for driving alignment and delivering technical solutions that provide outstanding value to our members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or Software Engineering
5+ years as a professional, full-time Software Engineer, or similar relevant work experience
2+ years in a technical leadership role
Proficient coding in Java, Kotlin, or other similar object-oriented programming language
Experience with public cloud compute, storage, and infrastructure
Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and Spring Boot or similar frameworks
Deep understanding of relational and document database fundamentals
Deep understanding of fundamental distributed systems concepts
Deep understanding of microservices design principles and architecture
Experience with performance tuning and optimizing data access patterns
Proficient working with GIT and related CI/CD systems
Familiarity with Agile methodologies
Ability to produce clear and meaningful design and operational documentation artifacts
Preferred
Experience scaling highly-available, mission-critical systems
Experience with AWS technologies – DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda, Kinesis, SQS, S3, and Athena
Full-stack engineering experience, or willingness to expand your influence across our entire platform
Company
SoFi
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.25BKey Investors
Fortress Investment GroupPGIMQatar Investment Authority
2025-12-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2025-07-29Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2025-04-17Post Ipo Debt· $3.2B
Leadership Team
Anthony Noto
CEO
Jeremy Rishel
Chief Technology Officer
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