Senior Software Engineer, Member Access & Safety

Location: WA - Seattle; CA - San Francisco

The Role:

Were excited to invite a highly motivated and experienced Senior Engineer to join our friendly Member Access and Safety team at SoFi! Our mission is all about building member trust by developing features that help SoFi members authenticate and secure their accountsthis is a key part of what makes SoFi products trustworthy and reliable.

Our team collaborates across various departments to protect SoFi from external fraud threats while reducing regulatory risks. We strive to create a balanced risk-based experience for SoFi Members earning their trust every step of the way.

As a Senior Software Engineer on our team youll play a vital role in building critical components and features. Youll be involved in the entire product lifecycle from brainstorming ideas to building testing deploying monitoring and supporting our mission-critical systems. Were looking for someone who has a strong sense of ownership a passion for delivering results a thirst for learning and is a great mentor and colleague.

What youll do:

• Full SDLC: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design architect and implement end-to-end solutions that include both front-end and back-end components. Use your expertise in various programming languages frameworks and technologies to deliver high-quality and scalable software applications.
• Back-end Development: Design and develop robust scalable and secure server-side applications and APIs. Work with databases and data models to manage and store information effectively while optimizing performance and maintaining system stability.
• Architecture and Design: Participate in architecture discussions and share valuable insights to help drive technical decisions. Ensure that software design patterns and best practices are followed throughout the development process.
• Testing and Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough testing of software components including unit testing integration testing and end-to-end testing to ensure the reliability and functionality of the applications.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry trends best practices and emerging technologies in software development. Advocate for process improvements and embrace new tools and technologies to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Code Review and Mentorship: Review code contributions from junior developers and provide constructive feedback to promote code quality and maintain coding standards. Be a mentor and share your knowledge and expertise with team members to support their growth.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for developed software APIs and processes to ensure a comprehensive understanding and knowledge transfer.

What youll need:

• Bachelors Degree Computer Science Degree or equivalent from a fully-accredited college or university
• 5 years of programming experience ideally on a modern stack.
• Strong expertise in back-end technologies and programming languages such as Python Java/Kotlin/Spring/PostgreSQL and we run on Kubernetes in a service-oriented architecture with over 100 services in production.
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and implementation.
• A willingness to roll up your sleeves collaborate with others and get things done!
• A strong sense of responsibility and ownership driving projects from inception to completion.
• A knack for solving problems and diving deep into the details.
• Experience working in a collaborative coding environment refining designs together managing pull requests and participating in code reviews.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working on an SOA or microservice-based application.

Nice to have:

• Experience scaling highly available mission-critical systems.
• Test-driven development along with unit and integration testing.
• Front-end experience would be a bonus!

Required Experience:

Senior IC