Intern, Product Designer

SoFi University • San Francisco, CA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Design Intern at SoFi, you’ll be working on real-world, complex, user-focused problems that impact millions of people with the intention of shipping a well thought out solution. As a result, you’ll be set up to make a tangible, lasting contribution to the company and product. From day to day, you’ll collaborate closely with your Design Mentor, other Designers, Researchers, Product Managers, Engineers and key stakeholders to brainstorm, design and champion your work.
In the lifecycle of a Member with SoFi, a loan is rarely just a transaction—it is a pivotal life event: The first car that gets them to a new job, funding for their education with a student loan, a home where they’ll raise a family, a personal loan that consolidates debt and provides a breath of fresh air. When you join this team, you aren’t designing a utility; you are designing the moment a member says, "I can do this."
The lending journey for our members can be summarized in two key milestones: applying for a loan, followed by ensuring timely payments after the loan is funded. This role focuses on the second milestone and spans across all loan products. The team is responsible for designing the experiences that help members manage their loan payments, provide programs and innovative solutions to support them during financial hardship, and enable personalized product discovery of other SoFi products to benefit the entire SoFi ecosystem.
At SoFi, we pride ourselves on including our Interns in our normal routines so you have direct exposure to the work and process of our entire Design Organization and larger internal team. You’ll have direct access to learn from previous Design Interns who have since joined full time. And, at times, access to SoFi Senior Leadership via access to Intern Program events.
By the end of the experience, it’s our goal that you walk away with tangible, meaningful experience working the tech industry and as well as directly applicable work samples of your contributions.
The candidate must be available for the entire internship period:
Cohort 1: Monday, June 1st, 2026 to Friday, August 21st, 2026
Cohort 2: Monday, June 15th, 2026 to Friday, September 4th, 2026

Requirements

• Enrolled in an accredited US-based university (working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) with an expected graduation date of December 2026 or Spring 2027
• Must be returning to school for at least one quarter or semester after the internship
• Have no more than 12 months of professional full-time work experience (excluding internships and research assistant roles)
• Must be willing to relocate to San Francisco Bay Area office at a hybrid capacity (2-3x a week)
• Ability to meet deadlines and stick to planned schedules
• Understanding of fundamental Product and/or UX Design
• Proven ability to handle complex user and/or technical problems
• Desire to learn & show resiliency in a fast-paced work environment
• Bias for action
• Proven ability to assume a strong sense of responsibility and ownership amidst ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Design a new feature or feature update alongside other SoFi Designers
• Partner directly with a Product Manager and Engineers associated with this work
• Leverage insights and input from the Research team
• Collaborate with Content Designers/UX Writers to craft language and messaging in your design proposal
• Showcase work in team crits, Design Leadership Reviews and other forums to gather feedback and input on your work
• Brainstorm and give feedback to other Designs as other projects are happening in parallel to your work.
• Participate in team wide meetings like All Hands and Design Day (a day we spend together once a quarter as a Design team)
• Depending on the specifics of your exact project, you’ll prepare your work for Engineering handoff to be built, either at the end of the internship or later that fall

Benefits

• Access to senior leadership, including exclusive Q&A sessions with executives across all functions of SoFi
• Exclusive opportunities to deliver a case study to SoFi leaders
• Development sessions for career, financial, and professional growth
• Opportunities to participate in company wide events like All-Hands and SoFi circles programming
• Networking socials to connect with fellow interns
• SoFi swag giveaways
• Invites to Member events
• Personalized Mentorship Program
• Fully stocked kitchen (snacks & drinks)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern