Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Primitives

Posted 12 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
7+ Years Experience
Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
SoFi’s mission is to help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions.
The Role
Seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Cloud Primitives team, responsible for designing and delivering foundational cloud primitives on AWS. This role involves architecting scalable and secure cloud solutions, providing technical leadership, collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring junior engineers, and staying current with cloud technologies and industry trends.
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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we're changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We're a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we're at the forefront. We're proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people's lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer to join our Cloud Primitives team. In this role, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and delivery of foundational cloud primitives that enable our teams to build efficiently on AWS. You will have the opportunity to shape the direction and architecture of our infrastructure-as-code solutions, focusing on compute, storage, networking, and authentication. If you are a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in cloud technologies and a passion for building reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
What You'll Do:

  • Architect and implement scalable and secure cloud primitives using infrastructure-as-code to provide teams with reliable abstractions for compute, storage, networking, and authentication on AWS.
  • Provide thought leadership and drive the technical strategy for the Cloud Primitives team. Lead complex projects with a broad impact across the organization, ensuring alignment with company goals.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce complexity and create simpler, more effective solutions that improve developer productivity and accelerate innovation.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, security teams, and product managers, to design and implement solutions that meet the needs of various stakeholders.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing your expertise in cloud technologies, best practices, and problem-solving approaches.
  • Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure the robustness and security of cloud infrastructure.
  • Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends, driving the adoption of best practices and new tools to enhance our platform.


What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of related experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years of related experience, or PhD and 3+ years of related experience, or equivalent work experience.
  • Extensive experience with AWS, cloud-native technologies, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, or similar. Strong understanding of cloud computing principles, including networking, storage, and compute resources.
  • Demonstrated ability to tackle complex technical challenges and deliver innovative solutions that align with business goals.
  • Ability to influence and drive technical strategy within a team and across departments. Experience leading large-scale projects with significant impact.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.


Nice to have:

  • Deep knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure best practices.
  • Experience with security, compliance, and risk management in cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
  • Strong background in automating infrastructure tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
  • Proven track record of mentoring and developing engineering talent.


Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and location.
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.
The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights
SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].
Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
Internal Employees
If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.

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Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

For nearly a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/

Our core values are at the center of how we help our 2+ million members get their money right. They are our guiding principles for how we think about serving our members, building our company, and most importantly, how we work together. At SoFi, it’s not just what we do - but how we do it.

SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.

For more information, visit SoFi.com

Why Work With Us

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our 2+ million members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.

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