Staff Software Engineer, Affiliates

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Job description

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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.

The role

On our team, you will be in the middle of it all - implementing functionality, architecting our system, squashing bugs, maintaining the health of our code, and continually growing as an engineer. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, and is a good mentor and co-worker. At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, deploying and continual improvement and evolution.

This role is focused on our Affiliate partnerships and how we bring in new potential members via these acquisition channels. We strive to have easy to understand APIs and accurate data so that we can continue to optimize this channel for both our members and partners.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, code, test and deploy user-facing resilient and scalable products and experiences
• Work on automation and improvement of data exchanges and data pipelines between internal and external teams.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, deliverables, and goals.
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams to ensure deliverables are met.
• Take initiative and produce timely results in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Make significant contributions to the code base.
• Define best practices and uphold coding standards.
• Owning and ideating on technical solutions for product requirements and user stories with minimal supervision
• Participate in design and code reviews, generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies
• Mentor other engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team
• Consistently demonstrate extremely high levels of technical knowledge, ingenuity, and creativity. Develops and applies advanced technologies, engineering principles, theories, and concepts. Broad knowledge about the design and operation of systems outside of specialty.
  

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's Degree, ideally in a technical field, we understand great engineers come from all sorts of different backgrounds and also consider relevant work experience
• 6+ years programming experience, ideally on a modern stack. Internships and relevant school experience will be considered.
• 2+ years as a technical lead.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others, and get stuff done
• Affinity for solving problems and diving deep into the details
• Strong sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion
• Agile Development Experience
• Our core stack is Java/ Kotlin/ Spring / PostgreSQL/ React
• Experience with any or all of the above
• Deep understanding of relational databases including PostgreSQL with JPA/Hibernate.
• Agile-based project development in a microservices environment
• Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests.
• Passion for solving complex problems
  

Nice To Have

• Familiarity or interest in online marketplaces and acquisition efficiency
• Experience with public cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Full-stack experience
• Bonus: Experience in FinTech.
  

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.