This role pays more than
93%
of similar roles. Most pay
$166,500–$217,012
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$270k
versus about
$192k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
Employer
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.
SoFi is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the technical evolution of its Member Growth platforms, focusing on member acquisition and engagement. This role involves architecting agentic and AI-driven systems, defining long-term architectural direction for campaign automations, communications, marketing data, and web/mobile acquisition, while ensuring compliance in a regulated environment. The principal engineer will also drive cross-organizational platform convergence, resolve systemic technical issues, and raise engineering maturity through rigorous design reviews and mentorship. Key responsibilities include designing the next generation of AI-driven targeting and customer journey orchestration platforms, establishing operational integrity standards, and fostering an AI-native engineering culture. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 8 years in technical leadership, expertise in event-driven systems, and proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Go, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and Spring Boot. Experience in financial services and regulated industries is highly desirable.
Python
AWS
Kubernetes
Snowflake
Java
Kotlin
Spring
Large Language Models (LLMs)
CI/CD
MCP servers
Prompt engineering
SOA
microservice-based application