Risk Infrastructure Lead - Technical

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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 fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our 2+ million 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.

How You'll Create Value

SoFi is passionate about helping its members Get Their Money Right across our expanding portfolio of products and services. As SoFi continues to grow, new and exciting challenges will present opportunities to build functionality with tomorrow in mind. The Risk Infrastructure Lead - Technical is responsible for providing leadership, technical direction, and oversight to a team as they deliver technology solutions. Key responsibilities of the role include developing solutions and processes for delivering risk management infrastructure based on their knowledge of design/architectural patterns and Agile/DevOps practices. This role ensures the systems design and requirements are aligned to achieve the desired business outcomes, and that team practices and coding/quality principles are aligned to achieve the desired technology outcomes. They have built significant experience through multiple software implementations and have developed both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies.

What You'll Do

Building the Solution Right

• Designs, develops, and is accountable for Risk Infrastructure delivery, as an individual contributor.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure systems have reliability and uptime appropriate to business needs
• Applies and updates best practices for solution design, coding, and quality.
• Ensures solution meets strategy acceptance criteria with minimal technical debt.
• Responsible for compliance and audit support at the team level.
• Acts as a liaison for production activities/issues.
  

Work Planning and Execution

• Works with Strategy Implementation Lead(s) to ensure that backlog/requirements are healthy, with clear acceptance criteria.
• Guides the team on work breakdown and execution.
  

Team Mentorship

• Plays a team lead role (as an individual contributor) and mentors the team.
• Guides team members with skills and practices (planning & estimation, peer reviews and other best practices).
• Identify and set up team and system performance metrics.
• Identifies skill and role gaps, and works with their Manager to address them.
• Works with their Manager in creating resource contingency plans where required.
  

Skills And Experience Desired

• 6+ years' minimum experience in software development, with current team lead responsibility
• Working knowledge on JavaScript, JAVA, SQL, Python, AWS IAM, S3 Buckets, Snowflake, and microservice architecture
• Knowledge/experience in CI/CD.
• Knowledge/experience in system architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and performance
• Knowledge/experience in technical, operational and cultural structures required to scale teams in a high-growth environment
• Experience in the Fintech or Financial Services vertical highly desired
• Previous experience with Provenir or other Decision Engine highly desired
• Some travel may be required
  

A Bonus If They Have Or Can Do

• Master's degree with 8+ years related field and/or relevant experience in leadership role
• Previous experience with Decision Engines, especially Provenir
  

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Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive salary packages and bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• Generous vacation and holidays
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees
• 401(k) and education on retirement planning
• Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
• Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
• Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
• Employer paid lunch program (except for remote employees)
• Fully stocked kitchen (snacks and drinks)
• These benefits are only applicable to full time employees
  

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.