Job Summary:
SoFi is a next-generation financial services company and national bank that is changing the way people think about personal finance. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical and strategic evolution of their financial services platform, focusing on developing initiatives that enhance engineering excellence and productivity.
Responsibilities:
โข Leading the development and execution of strategic org-wide or company-wide initiatives across multiple product or platform domains.
โข Identifying and resolving systemic business, technical, or organizational problems that span multiple organizations across the company.
โข Recognition as a subject matter across multiple product or platform domains with the ability to identify and lead the resolution of systemic issues.
โข Ability to define the long-term architectural direction across all areas of the platform or across multiple products, aligning stakeholder teams around a shared vision and business goals.
โข Ability to drive alignment across divisions to resolve technical and organizational conflicts in order to deliver on SoFiโs business and strategic goals.
โข Raises the engineering maturity of the organization by identifying and leading key improvements in the organization's culture and processes that support engineering excellence.
โข Ability to identify and lead key improvements in systems supporting engineer productivity and velocity.
โข Ability to collaborate with partners to create and align technology and company strategy, resulting in plans that address the short and long-term goals of the business.
โข Mentors engineers across the organization, is a key contributor in recruiting processes, and helps shape hiring standards.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or Software Engineering
โข 10+ years as a professional, full-time Software Engineer, or similar relevant work experience
โข 7+ years in a technical leadership role
โข Proven track record of defining and leading cross-team initiatives in support of key business and strategic goals
โข Proven track record of leading initiatives to increase engineering productivity and improve engineering excellence
โข Exemplary communication and documentation skills
โข Proficient coding in Java, Kotlin, or other similar object-oriented programming language
โข Experience with public cloud compute, storage, and infrastructure
โข Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and Spring Boot or similar frameworks
โข Deep understanding of relational and document database fundamentals
โข Deep understanding of microservices design principles and architecture
โข Deep understanding of scaling highly-available, mission-critical systems
โข Expert proficiency working with GIT and related CI/CD systems
โข Experience leading and improving Agile methodologies
Preferred:
โข Experience with AWS technologies โ DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda, Kinesis, SQS, S3, and Athena
โข Full-stack engineering experience, or willingness to expand your influence across our entire platform
Company:
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.