Staff Software Engineer Digital Identity

What Youll Need: 6 years of experience of working on highly scalable and available systems Proficiency with Java / Kotlin Proficiency in Spring Kubernetes & SQL Proven track record of working on scaling highly available missioncritical systems with a SOA architecture Experience leading and mentoring teams and working on multiquarter projects Knowledge of REST API design patterns and scalable containerized systems and microservices. Growth mindset and a deep passion to improve customer experience*Hybrid role in Seattle office 1x per week

The Role:

Do you dream of building the intelligent identity backbone of a modern financial platform Are you passionate about creating systems that truly understand who customers are and deliver personalized experiences at scale If so we want you on our team!

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Digital Identity team. As a key member youll help architect and build the systems that answer two fundamental questions for every customer interaction: Who is this person and What are they entitled toYoull work on building our true person identification systems expanding our customer data model to support complex relationships and developing intelligent personalization capabilities that power trusted financial experiences across SoFis ecosystem. The ideal candidate is forwardthinking and handson demonstrates exceptional ownership is intellectually curious dives below the surface to identify root causes and is an outstanding mentor and leader.

The Team You Will Join

The Digital Identity group was formed last year to be the single threaded owner of all customer identity data. We focus on collecting protecting and distributing the critical data that enables SoFi to recognize and support customers as they move through digital product experiences. We work with some of our customers most sensitive data and we take privacy and security very seriously moving towards a zerotrust architecture.

What Youll Do:

• Architect & Build: Drive and contribute to the design and implementation of scalable secure and efficient entitlement permission and authorization management systems
• Own your systems: Operate with a high degree of independence and autonomy to solve ambiguous problems as well as take ownership of your work from design to deployment and be a champion for operational excellence
• Collaborate Effectively: Partner with project leads product managers as well as other software developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Mentor & Lead: Participate in shaping the longterm architecture and vision for the team. Support the professional development of other team members.
• Wear Multiple Hats: Participate in the entire product lifecycle implement new functionality architect new systems squash bugs maintain the health and documentation of the code; and continuously grow as an engineer
  
  

What Youll Need:

• 6 years of experience of working on highly scalable and available systems
• Proficiency with Java / Kotlin
• Proficiency in Spring Kubernetes & SQL
• Proven track record of working on scaling highly available missioncritical systems with a SOA architecture
• Experience leading and mentoring teams and working on multiquarter projects
• Knowledge of REST API design patterns and scalable containerized systems and microservices
• Growth mindset and a deep passion to improve customer experience!

Nice to Have:

• Experience with designing implementing and maintaining identity technologies such as FGA OPA Zanzibar etc.
• Experience with Snowflake Datadog as well as infrastructure as code tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible)

What we offer:

• Work in the heart of the FinTech revolution making a real difference in the financial lives of millions.
• The opportunity to be a founding member of a new squad working on multiple challenging and impactful projects that will shape the future of SoFi.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment where you can learn and grow from talented engineers.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Be part of a company that values innovation and empowers its employees.

If you are excited about building tier0 foundational services from scratch we encourage you to apply!

Required Experience:

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