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Design and own performant, scalable backend microservices in Java/Kotlin, shaping architecture and delivering production‑grade, highly available services.
Master’s (or equivalent) in CS/Engineering plus ~3 years of experience with Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM), Kafka/SQS, REST/gRPC, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and related tooling.
Your work powers SoFi’s next‑gen financial platform, directly affecting millions of members by providing reliable, high‑scale services that enable their financial goals.
A senior engineer who thrives in cloud‑native microservice environments, enjoys mentoring teammates, and can work hybrid from Seattle with occasional remote flexibility.
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Social Finance, LLC seeks Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, WA:
Job Duties: Use different object-oriented programming languages to build performant and scalable backend applications in a cloud-based microservice architecture. Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the product. Own technical solutions for new product requirements. Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment. Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies. Collaborate with business stakeholders, product management, operations, and peer technical teams to focus on delivering impactful products. Mentoring other members of the team and helping foster a learning environment within the team. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from SoFi office in Seattle, WA.
Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign degree equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in any occupation in related field.
Special Skill Requirements: (1) Java and Kotlin; (2) AWS cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM) (3 years); (3) Spring Boot; (4) messaging and streaming systems using Apache Kafka and AWS SQS (3 years); (5) Apache Airflow; (6) Typescript; (7) Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK and CloudFormation) (3 years); (8) developing APIs and service interfaces using REST and gRPC (3 years); (9) Cl/CD (CodePipeline, GitLab CI); (10) database management systems (Postgres and DynamoDB) (3 years); (11) Docker and Kubernetes; (12) workflow orchestration platforms (AWS Step Functions or Temporal) (3 years); (13) NB Testing; and (14) operational excellence practices and using monitoring and alerting tools, including DataDog or AWS Cloudwatch (3 years). Any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience is acceptable. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from SoFi office in Seattle, WA.
Salary: $200,000.00 - $220,000.00 per year & standard company benefits.
Submit resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email to: Req.# 1014.35.4 at: ATTN: HR, jobadverts@sofi.org.
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