Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field

Category Software Engineering

About this role

SoFi is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build out crypto products and services, leading backend development, architecture, and delivery for crypto offerings including investing, transfers, and custody.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development and testing of system components/services
Participate in shaping the technical architecture
Translate user stories into technical solutions
Deliver highly available and scalable services in production
Mentor other engineers and grow the team

Technical Overview

Focus on Kotlin/Spring/Elixir/PostgreSQL stack with collaborative coding practices (Git). Requires strong experience with relational databases/ORMs, testing, and scalable services; blockchain familiarity is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with 5+ years of experience in modern stacks, including Kotlin, Spring, Elixir, and PostgreSQL, and comfortable with distributed systems and mentoring. They should own the full delivery lifecycle, collaborate across teams, and have exposure to blockchain/digital asset contexts.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree5+ years programming experience4+ years programming experience in similar technologiesRelational databasesORMsGit

Nice-to-Have Skills

Understanding of blockchain fundamentalsDistributed ledger technologiesDigital assetsCustodysettlementand clearing of crypto transactionsCrypto regulatory environments (SECCFTCMiCA)Exposure to crypto trading platformsmarket dataand DeFi protocolsExperience integrating with crypto infrastructure providers (FireblocksBitgoZero HashAnchorage)Web3 trends (NFTsDAOsLayer 2)

Tools & Platforms

GitPostgreSQL

Required Skills

Bachelor's Degree5+ years programming experience4+ years programming experience in similar technologiesKotlinSpringElixirPostgreSQLRelational databasesORMsGitRelational databasesObject-Relational Mapping

Hard Skills

KotlinSpringElixirPostgreSQLGitRelational databasesObject-Relational MappingTestingCode reviewsPull requestsAgile

Soft Skills

ownershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem solvingdelivery focusteam player

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Lead backend development for crypto-focused services at SoFi

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Software EngineerCryptoKotlinSpringElixirPostgreSQLGitRelational databasesObject-Relational MappingBlockchainDistributed ledger technologiesDigital assetsCustodySECCFTCMiCAFireblocksBitgoZero HashEthereum

Deal Breakers

Bachelor's Degree required, 5+ years programming experience in relevant tech stack, Experience with relational databases and ORMs

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