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Senior Software Engineer

SoFi is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, United States. It pays $200k-$220k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on SoFi.

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  • On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • The listed pay starts 20% above the typical software engineer posting on Level.
  • The posting allows some remote work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Java, Kotlin and AWS.
  • Level lists 62 other open roles at SoFi.

AI in this role

Build performant and scalable backend microservices in a cloud-based financial services environment.

javakotlinawsspring-bootapache-kafkaapache-airflowtypescriptpostgresdynamodbdockerkubernetesdatadog
backendmicroservicesapicloud-computingci-cd

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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.

Social Finance, LLC seeks Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, WA: 

Job Duties: Use different object-oriented programming languages to build performant and scalable backend applications in a cloud-based microservice architecture. Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the product. Own technical solutions for new product requirements. Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment. Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies. Collaborate with business stakeholders, product management, operations, and peer technical teams to focus on delivering impactful products. Mentoring other members of the team and helping foster a learning environment within the team. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from SoFi office in Seattle, WA.

Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign degree equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field. 

Special Skill Requirements:  (1) Java and Kotlin; (2) AWS cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM) (3 years); (3) Spring Boot; (4) messaging and streaming systems using Apache Kafka and AWS SQS (3 years); (5) Apache Airflow; (6) Typescript; (7) Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK and CloudFormation) (3 years); (8) developing APIs and service interfaces using REST and gRPC (3 years); (9) Cl/CD (CodePipeline, GitLab CI); (10) database management systems (Postgres and DynamoDB) (3 years); (11) Docker and Kubernetes; (12) workflow orchestration platforms (AWS Step Functions or Temporal) (3 years); (13) NB Testing; and (14) operational excellence practices and using monitoring and alerting tools, including DataDog or AWS Cloudwatch (3 years). Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from SoFi office in Seattle, WA.

Salary: $200,000.00 - $220,000.00 per year & standard company benefits. 

Submit resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email to: Req.# 1014.35.4 at: ATTN: HR, jobadverts@sofi.org.

 

 

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Compensation and Benefits The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.    To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page! 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. The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email accommodations@sofi.com. We are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico at this time. Internal Employees If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.

How we rate this

Senior Software Engineer at SoFi rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

BackendMicroservicesAPICloud ComputingCI/CDJavaKotlinAWS

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Pay

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  4. Tell me about a project where cloud computing was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Tell me about a project where ci/cd was part of your work. What did you do?

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