Senior Engineering Manager, People Analytics

SoFi

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On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
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$163,200–$280,500 / yr
Posted
64 days ago
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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$246,150 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $222k versus about $208k 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 16 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $172,800–$247,500 across 13 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, People Analytics

The Senior Engineering Manager-People Analytics leads the data engineering function supporting People Analytics, specifically focusing on AI-assisted workforce analytics. In this player-coach role, you will manage and develop a team of data engineers while remaining hands-on by writing and reviewing production code. You will design and maintain sustainable data models, pipelines, semantic layers, and testing frameworks while establishing standards for documentation, lineage, and observability. Key responsibilities include translating business needs into technical designs for sensitive workforce data and owning the delivery of internal AI tools. You must demonstrate proficiency in Python, SQL, dbt, Airflow, Gitlab, and Snowflake. The role requires balancing speed with rigorous data governance to provide trusted workforce insights within a regulated environment involving HR data and compensation.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $279400 from 84 postings across 24 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage, coach, and grow a team of data engineers while setting expectations for quality and technical ownership.
  • Write and review production code and lead technical design reviews for critical pipelines and AI workflows.
  • Design and maintain sustainable data models, pipelines, semantic layers, and testing frameworks.
  • Establish engineering standards for SQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, and CI/CD processes.
  • Own the technical delivery for AI-assisted workforce analytics and internal tools.
  • Enforce data governance policies to ensure integrity, security, and compliance for sensitive People data.
  • Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs, delivery plans, and engineering milestones.

What we're looking for

  • A 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.
  • Proficiency in relational and cloud database platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift, or GCP.
  • Experience designing dimensional models, semantic layers, data marts, or analytical data products.
  • Experience with data quality, testing, lineage, observability, and production support.
  • Experience with sensitive or regulated data and access controls.
  • Experience in People analytics, HR data, compensation, talent, workforce planning, or Workday (preferred).
  • Experience building AI, LLM, RAG, or natural language analytics products (preferred).
  • Experience with Snowflake Cortex AI, Streamlit, semantic models, or evaluation frameworks (preferred).
  • Experience in fintech, banking, or regulated environments (preferred).

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