Senior Software Engineer, Data Trust

SoFi•Seattle, WA

1d•Remote

About The Position

Join us in revolutionizing the financial landscape. SoFi is seeking enthusiastic Senior Software Engineers who are ready to lead the development of key advancement to the next generation of our financial services platform. Data Trust org leads the path for building platform services, and governance initiatives — from integrating diverse data sources into governance tools to evolving the foundational architecture that supports SoFi’s long-term growth Data Trust’s charter includes Development and management of the Unified Data Catalog and Discovery Tools Ownership and other metadata associated with the Catalog Lineage and retention policies Data Quality Strategy and Standardization (Tiered Ownership, SLOs) Enforce regulatory compliance and privacy across data Data Governance enforcement and tooling (Data Contracts, RBAC mechanisms). Building self-service tools for Data Owners and Data Engineers.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or Software Engineering
3+ years as a professional, full-time Software Engineer, or similar relevant work experience.
Proficient coding in Java, Kotlin, Python or other similar object-oriented programming language.
Proficient working with GIT and related CI/CD systems.
Experience with public cloud compute, storage, and infrastructure.
Experience with any data warehousing solution like Snowflake and IAC tools to provision platform infrastructure.
Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
Deep understanding of relational and document database fundamentals.
Deep understanding of fundamental distributed systems concepts.

Nice To Haves

Full-Stack experience in both back-end (Kafka, Redis, Docker) and front-end (JavaScript, TypeScript, React).
Experience with microservices design principles and architecture.
Experience with workflow orchestration technology (AWS step function, Airflow, Temporal).
Experience working with Data Platforms

Responsibilities

Implementing new capabilities, ensuring code quality, and delivering highly-available, scalable services.
Translating business requirements from stakeholders into effective technical solutions that provide outstanding value to our members.
Leading the technical evolution of one or more key platform subsystems.
Expertly leverage existing solution patterns and understand when to differentiate resulting in well-structured, maintainable code.
Ability to understand data models, APIs, scaling concerns, and failure modes in order to make effective trade-offs between maintainability and performance.
Creating stability by writing meaningful tests, considering observability, and leveraging your ability to debug complex issues across multiple system layers.
The ability to create clear design and operational documentation.
Contributes to code reviews, is a role model for more junior engineers, and contributes to team efficiency, beyond personal output.