Senior Principal Engineer, Borrow
About The Position
We are seeking an accomplished Senior Principal Engineer with a strong background in developing and scaling cloud infrastructure and platforms. In this role, you will spearhead the design and implementation of our internal developer platform, a critical component of SoFi's technology strategy. You will collaborate with engineering leaders and principal engineers across the organization to create a seamless and efficient developer experience, enabling our engineering teams to build and deliver high-quality products at high velocity. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with a deep understanding of cloud technologies, developer tools, and platform architecture, and a proven track record of driving large-scale infrastructure projects. This role is inherently cross-functional and you will work closely with engineering, product, marketing, risk, compliance, data science, operations, legal, and executive teams to set forth a strategy, define, and prioritize a vision. You'll play a critical role delivering solutions that enable our engineers to get things done while driving our businesses forward; bridging engineering systems across products and teams in shaping the broader technical architecture. You'll face and solve a wide range of challenges: technical, product, and operational, shaping your personal growth and career along the way.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 15+ years of software development experience, with significant experience working on cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.
- Deep expertise in public cloud platforms (AWS is preferred, but GCP and Azure are relevant), containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and related technologies.
- Strong programming skills and experience with infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
- Full stack "operator": ability to both create and execute the business and product strategy; with clear objectives, but limited, ambiguous, or varied direction
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services that empower our engineering teams.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to understand their needs and pain points, and translate them into technical solutions.
- Drive the adoption of best practices in cloud infrastructure, including infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and observability.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, and proactively identify opportunities to improve our platform.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Industry
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
