Senior Engineering Manager, Loans Platform at Sofi

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice 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 looking for a Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our Underwriting team who will help build a cutting edge technology platform to support our lending and credit card business. The ideal candidate is forward-thinking, hands-on, and has a strong sense of ownership. On our team, you'll be leading and contributing to the technical direction and growth of a team of engineers building platforms and services. You'll be bringing your best practices and experience to the table to help us level up. You will have opportunities to make a significant immediate impact on the success of the company while growing the team and members of the team. What you’ll do: • Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. • Define and communicate team objectives, set performance goals, conduct performance evaluations, and provide ongoing feedback and coaching. • Identify skill gaps within the team and coordinate training programs to enhance technical capabilities. • Foster a culture of innovation, professional growth, and continuous improvement. • Oversee the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. • Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables, and create project plans, schedules, and budgets. • Manage project priorities, and resolve conflicts to ensure efficient project execution. • Track and report project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes. • Provide technical leadership and guidance to software development teams, promoting best practices, architectural standards, and code quality. • Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the software development process. What you’ll need: • 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable systems • 4+ years of experience managing engineering teams • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution preferred (technical field a plus) • Strong technical background across the full software development lifecycle, with hands-on experience in modern languages, frameworks, and cloud-native architectures • Experience leading software engineering teams and delivering complex, scalable, and mission-critical distributed systems • Proven people management experience, including hiring, mentoring, coaching, and performance management of software engineers • Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems using Agile SDLC methodologies • Ability to drive initiatives end-to-end with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes • Effective communicator who collaborates well with cross-functional partners and senior leadership • Passion for continuous learning, expanding technical expertise, experimenting with new ideas, and developing others • Experience improving engineering practices and driving operational excellence • Experience with technologies such as Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and AWS 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 an inclusive culture. 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 [Upgrade to PRO to see contact]. 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.