Staff Software Engineer, Digital Identity

What You'll Need: 6+ years of experience of working on highly scalable and available systems Proficiency with Java / Kotlin Proficiency in Spring, Kubernetes & SQL Proven track record of working on scaling highly available, mission-critical systems with a SOA architecture Experience leading and mentoring teams, and working on multi-quarter projects Knowledge of REST API, design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices. Growth mindset and a deep passion to improve customer experience*Hybrid role - in Seattle office 1x per week 

The Role:

Do you dream of building the intelligent identity backbone of a modern financial platform? Are you passionate about creating systems that truly understand who customers are and deliver personalized experiences at scale? If so, we want you on our team!

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Digital Identity team. As a key member, you'll help architect and build the systems that answer two fundamental questions for every customer interaction: "Who is this person?" and "What are they entitled to?"You'll work on building our true person identification systems, expanding our customer data model to support complex relationships, and developing intelligent personalization capabilities that power trusted financial experiences across SoFi's ecosystem. The ideal candidate is forward-thinking and hands-on, demonstrates exceptional ownership, is intellectually curious, dives below the surface to identify root causes, and is an outstanding mentor and leader. 

The Team You Will Join

The Digital Identity group was formed last year to be the single threaded owner of all customer identity data. We focus on collecting, protecting, and distributing the critical data that enables SoFi to recognize and support customers as they move through digital product experiences. We work with some of our customer's most sensitive data, and we take privacy and security very seriously, moving towards a zero-trust architecture.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect & Build: Drive and contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, secure and efficient entitlement, permission and authorization management systems
• Own your systems: Operate with a high degree of independence and autonomy to solve ambiguous problems, as well as take ownership of your work, from design to deployment, and be a champion for operational excellence
• Collaborate Effectively: Partner with project leads, product managers as well as other software developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Mentor & Lead: Participate in shaping the long-term architecture and vision for the team. Support the professional development of other team members.
• Wear Multiple Hats: Participate in the entire product lifecycle, implement new functionality, architect new systems, squash bugs, maintain the health and documentation of the code; and continuously grow as an engineer
  
  

What You’ll Need:

• 6+ years of experience of working on highly scalable and available systems
• Proficiency with Java / Kotlin
• Proficiency in Spring, Kubernetes & SQL 
• Proven track record of working on scaling highly available, mission-critical systems with a SOA architecture 
• Experience leading and mentoring teams, and working on multi-quarter projects
• Knowledge of REST API, design patterns, and scalable containerized systems and microservices
• Growth mindset and a deep passion to improve customer experience!

Nice to Have:

• Experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining identity technologies such as FGA, OPA, Zanzibar etc.
• Experience with Snowflake, Datadog as well as infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)

What we offer:

• Work in the heart of the FinTech revolution, making a real difference in the financial lives of millions.
• The opportunity to be a founding member of a new squad working on multiple challenging and impactful projects that will shape the future of SoFi.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment where you can learn and grow from talented engineers.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Be part of a company that values innovation and empowers its employees.

If you are excited about building tier-0 foundational services from scratch, we encourage you to apply!