Senior Engineering Manager, People Analytics

SoFi

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$163,200–$280,500 / yr
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18 days ago
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Similar $205k
This role $222k
$148k most similar roles pay here $295k

This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$247,260 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $222k versus about $205k 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 17 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $156,800–$247,500 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, People Analytics

The Senior Engineering Manager-People Analytics serves as a player-coach leading the data engineering function for People Analytics. This role involves managing and coaching a team of engineers while remaining hands-on by writing production code, conducting design reviews, and solving technical problems. The manager is responsible for building scalable data foundations, including pipelines, semantic layers, and testing frameworks, while ensuring high standards for SQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, and CI/CD. Key responsibilities include delivering AI-assisted workforce analytics and internal tools while maintaining strict data governance for sensitive information. The role requires expertise in dimensional modeling, data quality, and observability within a regulated environment. Candidates must possess experience with cloud platforms like Snowflake or Redshift to solve complex problems related to HR data, compensation, and workforce planning through robust technical architecture.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $267050 from 138 postings across 39 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage, coach, and grow a team of data engineers while fostering a strong engineering culture.
  • Write and review production code for pipelines, models, and AI workflows.
  • Design and maintain sustainable data models, pipelines, semantic layers, and testing frameworks.
  • Establish standards for SQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, and CI/CD processes.
  • Enforce data governance policies to ensure security and compliance for sensitive personnel data.
  • Lead the technical delivery of AI-assisted workforce analytics and internal tools.
  • Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical designs and engineering milestones.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platform engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience managing or formally leading engineers.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, dbt, Airflow, and Gitlab.
  • Experience with Snowflake, Redshift, or GCP cloud database platforms.
  • Expertise in data modeling, architecture principles, CI/CD, and handling sensitive or regulated data.
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into technical architecture and communicate with non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience with HR data, AI/LLM products, or fintech environments (preferred).

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