Principal Software Engineer, Loans Originations

SoFi

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $198,400–$341,000 / yr
Posted: 165 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role $270k

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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 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $153,600–$258,500 across 36 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Loans Originations

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SoFi is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the technical evolution of its financial services platform, focusing on strategic initiatives that enhance member control over their financial futures. This role involves resolving systemic issues across multiple domains, defining long-term architectural direction, and driving alignment between divisions to achieve business goals. Day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute technical visions, improving engineering efficiency, and mentoring engineers while shaping hiring standards. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of professional software development experience, including 7+ years in a leadership role, with expertise in scaling mission-critical systems, Git, CI/CD tools, and Agile methodologies.

Skills

Git CI/CD Agile AWS Kubernetes Docker Python PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB React Node.js Java Spring Boot Microservices API Gateway OAuth 2.0 RESTful APIs GraphQL

What you'll do

Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives across multiple product domains.
Resolve systemic business, technical, or organizational problems spanning company-wide.
Define long-term architectural direction for platform or products, aligning stakeholder teams.
Drive alignment across divisions to resolve technical and organizational conflicts effectively.
Raise engineering maturity by identifying and leading key improvements in culture and processes.
Mentor engineers, contribute to recruiting processes, and help shape hiring standards.

What we're looking for

10+ years of professional software engineering experience
7+ years in a technical leadership role
Proven ability to lead cross-team initiatives supporting business goals
Deep understanding of scaling highly-available, mission-critical systems
Expert proficiency with GIT and CI/CD systems
Experience leading improvements in Agile methodologies

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