Staff Software Engineer, Loans Originations

SoFi

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $153,600–$192,000 / yr
Posted: 63 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $173k

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This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $178k 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 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 · Staff Software Engineer, Loans Originations

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SoFi is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of key capabilities for its next-generation financial services platform. This role involves resolving complex technical challenges across multiple system domains, contributing to architectural direction, and driving alignment across teams while upholding quality standards. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership position, with expertise in distributed systems, performance tuning, and CI/CD tools like Git. Familiarity with Agile methodologies is essential, as is the ability to produce clear documentation. This role requires close collaboration with Product, Marketing, Operations, Business, Legal, and Compliance teams to deliver outstanding value to members through durable designs and efficient engineering practices.

Skills

Python Java GIT CI/CD Agile AWS Kubernetes PostgreSQL Docker Terraform Prometheus Grafana Redis MongoDB CICD Scalability High-Availability Security Reliability

What you'll do

Lead the design and implementation of key financial services platform capabilities.
Resolve complex platform issues with competing constraints and significant ambiguity.
Define architectural direction and evolutionary strategy for critical subsystems.
Drive alignment across teams to resolve technical and organizational conflicts.
Uphold engineering quality, reliability, and security policies organization-wide.
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and contribute to team efficiency.

What we're looking for

5+ years of professional full-time software engineering experience.
2+ years in a technical leadership role with cross-team influence.
Deep understanding of distributed system concepts and performance tuning.
Proficient in using GIT and CI/CD systems for development processes.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ability to drive alignment across teams.
Ability to produce clear design and operational documentation artifacts.

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