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Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
Location: San Francisco
The role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineer to join our Account Creation team at SoFi. The goal of the Account Creation team is to build enablers that support the seamless creation of member accounts at SoFi. You will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, testing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting mission-critical systems. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership, is a self-starter, drives for delivery, approaches complex questions with data & curiosity, dives below the surface to identify the root cause, and is a good mentor and co-worker.
At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, deploying and continual improvement and evolution - and you’ll be working with an all-star team of talented engineers.
What you’ll do:
- Participate in shaping the technical architecture of our Credit Card products
- Participate in fixing bugs and raising our operational excellence bar
- Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
- Mentor other engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team
- Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a technical field, but we understand great engineers come from a variety of different backgrounds and also consider relevant work experience
- 2+ years experience working with modern technologies on a full-stack team
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming best practices
- Strong sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others and get stuff done
- Affinity for solving problems and shipping impactful features, not polishing perfect code or architecture
- Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests
- Strong communication and technical leadership skills
- Desire to mentor and help others improve their skills
SoFi New York, New York, USA Office
Our New York office, located in the meat-packing district, provides an open work environment and is a hub for our finance teams. Our large conference, flexible work spaces, huddle rooms, and shared community areas allows our teams to openly collaborate while looking at some spectacular views.
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