Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 1+ years

Education Master’s degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline.

Category Software Engineering

About this role

SoFi is seeking a senior software engineer to develop backend services in a cloud-based microservices architecture for lending platform features.

Key Responsibilities

Lead backend development for lending platform
Design APIs and microservices
Build scalable, highly available services
Shape technical architecture with stakeholders
Mentor/guide junior engineers

Technical Overview

Stack includes Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, AWS, Airflow, Zookeeper, Terraform, PostgreSQL/MySQL; experience with distributed systems, gRPC/Protobuf, and Flutter for certain components.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with deep backend experience in Java and Kotlin, strong microservices and cloud architecture on AWS, and solid database expertise (PostgreSQL/MySQL) plus distributed systems familiarity.

Must-Have Skills

JavaKotlinMicroservicesSpring BootAWSAirflowZookeeperFlutterTerraformPythonDistributed SystemsgRPCProtobufPostgreSQLMySQL

Tools & Platforms

Spring BootAirflowTerraformPostgreSQLMySQLgRPCProtobufAWSAmazon Web Services

Required Skills

JavaKotlinMicroservicesSpring BootAWSAirflowZookeeperFlutterTerraformPythonDistributed SystemsgRPCProtobufPostgreSQLMySQL

Hard Skills

JavaKotlinSpring BootMicroservicesAmazon Web ServicesAWSAirflowZookeeperFlutterTerraformPythonDistributed SystemsgRPCProtobufPostgreSQLMySQL

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Lead backend development for SoFi's lending platform in a cloud-based microservice environment.

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Amazon Web Services, Airflow, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, gRPC, Protobuf

Keywords for Your Resume

senior software engineerjavakotlinspring bootmicroservicesawsamazon web servicesairflowzookeeperflutterterraformpythondistributed systemsgrpcprotobufpostgresqlmysqlseattlehybridsofibackend engineerapi designcloud

Deal Breakers

No Master’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field, Lack of required backend/microservices experience

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