Job Location : New York,NY, USA
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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.
Location: New York
The role
We're excited to invite a Senior Software Engineer to join our SoFi Money team! In this role, you'll play a key part in supporting the growth of our Money product. We're dedicated to building a platform that helps our teams expand our customer base while ensuring that we continue to serve and delight our existing members. Our mission is to create tools that empower SoFi Money team members, ensuring the trust and safety of our members while prioritizing efficiency and operational excellence.
As a Senior Software Engineer at SoFi, you'll be at the heart of our efforts – collaborating with stakeholders to implement new functionalities, architecting our systems, tackling bugs, and continuously growing in your role. We're looking for someone who is both innovative and hands-on, possesses a strong sense of ownership and a drive for delivering results, and is a supportive mentor and colleague. At SoFi, we celebrate the collaboration between Product, Design, and Engineering, so you'll be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from brainstorming through building, deploying, and ongoing improvements – all while working alongside an incredible team of talented engineers.
What you'll do:
Lead the development and testing of our internal money servicing tools and services
Lead the development and testing of our systems and services
Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the product
Help translate product requirements into user stories and technical solutions
Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
Mentor other engineers, support our technical culture, and help grow the team
Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies
Communicate effectively with project leads, product managers, and fellow software developers
What you'll need:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
5+ years of programming experience, ideally with a modern stack
Our core stack includes Java, Kotlin, Spring, PostgreSQL, and React, and we operate on Kubernetes in a service-oriented architecture with over 100 services in production
2+ years of programming experience in Java, Kotlin, or Scala
A solid understanding of relational databases and ORMs
Experience working on SOA or microservice-based applications
A willingness to collaborate with others and get things done
A strong sense of responsibility; driving projects from inception to completion
A knack for solving problems and delivering impactful features, rather than just polishing code or architecture
Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, navigating code reviews, and managing pull requests
Knowledge of analytics, metrics, and monitoring integrations
Nice to have:
Full-stack experience, with backend skills in Java/Kotlin and front-end skills in JavaScript/TypeScript and React