Senior Staff Software Engineer - Loans Originations

About the Role

Join SoFi as a Senior Staff Software Engineer in Loans Originations and play a pivotal role in transforming the financial services landscape. This Senior Staff Software Engineer remote position offers you the chance to lead the evolution of our platform, making a significant impact on our members' financial journeys.

What You’ll Do

• Lead design and implementation efforts across platform domains, achieving multi-team outcomes.
• Resolve complex problems in platform design, navigating ambiguity and high technical risks.
• Act as a subject matter expert, identifying and coordinating solutions for systemic issues.
• Define long-term architectural direction for critical platform areas, aligning teams around a shared vision.
• Drive alignment across teams, resolving conflicts and building consensus on tradeoffs.
• Enhance the engineering culture by implementing key improvements and fostering engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with partners to align technology with company strategy, addressing both short and long-term business goals.
• Mentor engineers and participate in recruiting processes, contributing to team growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with 4+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Proven track record of leading cross-team initiatives that support strategic business goals.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Proficient in Java, Kotlin, or similar object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience with public cloud infrastructure and technologies like Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and relational/document databases.
• Expert proficiency with GIT and CI/CD systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS technologies such as DynamoDB, RDS, and Lambda.
• Full-stack engineering experience or willingness to expand influence across the platform.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary range of $172,800 – $216,000 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, wellness, and retirement plans.
• Remote work flexibility with a focus on work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A collaborative and inclusive company culture that values diversity.