Intern, Software Engineer, Management Experience

Banking, Fintech, APIs • San Francisco, CA

3h • $44 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Welcoming, collaborative and having the opportunity to make an impact - is how our employees describe working here. Galileo is a financial technology company that provides innovative and revolutionary software products and services that power some of the world's largest Fintechs. We are the only payments innovator that applies tech and engineering capabilities to empower Fintechs and financial institutions to unleash their full creativity to achieve their most inspired goals. Galileo leads its industry with superior fraud detection, security, decision-making analytics and regulatory compliance functionality combined with customized, responsive and flexible programs to accelerate the success of all payments companies and solve tomorrow's payments challenges today. We hire energetic and creative employees while providing them the opportunity to excel in their careers and make a difference for our clients. Learn more about us and why we work here at https://www.galileo-ft.com/working-at-galileo . The Role: Our team architects, builds, and evolves the mission-critical web applications that power our core business verticals, including Customer Support, Fraud & Dispute handling, and back-office operations. We are the engineering backbone for the platforms that ensure our business runs smoothly and securely, and we are on a journey to modernize our technology stack for the future. The software dev intern in our team will partner closely with one of our stakeholders and solve a specific problem end to end, while ensuring the solution aligns with the team's software engineering best practices. 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 and be available to work in the San Francisco HQ office
• Some experience building software in a non-academic setting (internship, research roles, relevant projects, etc.)
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and how to apply them in a coding environment
• Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and systems architecture
• Ability to quickly learn new languages and adopt new technologies, methods and processes in a fast-paced work environment
• Intellectual curiosity and an affinity for solving problems

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and deploy efficient, scalable code to production that impacts millions of SoFi members
• Design, develop, code, and test software systems, improvements, products, and user-facing experiences
• Work with multiple languages and frameworks including: Python/AWS/PostgreSQL/React/NextJS
• Directly contribute to standard methodologies, architecture, and implementation
• Translate user stories into technical solutions
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Work alongside software architects and senior developers doing state-of-the-art development work (mobile, front-end, back-end, DevOps)
• Learn about new technologies, tools, and processes that will build your skill set and help shape your career
• Present your summer project and work to SoFi’s senior leadership team

Benefits

• Access to senior leadership, including exclusive Q&A sessions with executives across all functions of SoFi
• Exclusive opportunities to contribute to a tech hackathon, to deliver a case study to the CEO, etc.
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern