Principal Engineer, Digital Identity

SoFi

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$198,400–$341,000 / yr
Posted
83 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$236,325 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $270k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

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About SoFi

SoFi Technologies is a fintech company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, credit cards, investing, banking, and insurance products, positioning itself as a one-stop financial services platform. Industry: Financial Technology & Personal Finance

SoFi currently has 31 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $153,600–$253,000 across 31 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Digital Identity

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Join SoFi as the technical leader for Digital Identity, overseeing Tier-0 infrastructure that powers identity, authorization, and entitlements across all products. You will define the technical strategy, architect complex solutions, build engineering processes, and leverage AI to enhance development efficiency. Required qualifications include experience in distributed systems architecture, technical leadership with accountability, AI fluency, group-level influence, and a track record of building robust engineering cultures. Ideal candidates have background in financial services and expertise in identity & authorization platforms. This role offers significant scope, tackling hard problems like multi-person financial authorization and cross-organization platform convergence, while providing high visibility and the opportunity to build both systems and team culture.

Skills

Distributed systems AI Technical leadership Engineering culture Design review processes Operational excellence Data integrity Cross-team alignment Mentorship Identity & authorization platforms Financial services experience Compliance Audit trails Platform convergence Multi-tenant contexts Fine-grained authorization Relationship-based access control

What you'll do

  • Define technical strategy for Digital Identity platforms.
  • Architect solutions for complex authorization and multi-person access patterns.
  • Lead cross-organization platform convergence initiatives.
  • Ensure operational excellence with automated integrity checks and verification systems.
  • Build engineering culture through rigorous design reviews and mentorship.
  • Identify strategic technical investments to drive platform evolution.

What we're looking for

  • Distributed systems architecture experience at scale.
  • Proven track record in technical leadership with accountability.
  • Fluency in AI for building and prototyping solutions.
  • Ability to drive technical strategy across multiple teams.
  • Experience establishing engineering culture and processes.
  • Ownership focus on outcomes rather than just system complexity.

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