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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.
The role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Account Creation team at SoFi. The goal of the Account Creation team is to build enablers that support the seamless creation of member accounts at SoFi. You will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, testing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership, is a self-starter, drives for delivery, approaches complex questions with data & curiosity, dives below the surface to identify the root cause, and is a good mentor and co-worker.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the development and testing of system components/services, code and design reviews
- Shape the architecture of our product
- Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
- Mentor other engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team
- Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies
- Communicate with project leads, product managers and other software developers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, ideally in a technical field, but we understand great engineers come from all sorts of different backgrounds and also consider relevant work experience
- 8+ years programming experience, ideally on a modern stack
- Our core stack is Java / React / Spring / PostgreSQL, but you don't have to be an expert in any of these.
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others and get stuff done
- Strong sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion
- Affinity for solving problems and shipping impactful features, not polishing perfect code or architecture
- Experience working in a collaborative coding environment (and git specifically), refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests
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