Senior Software Engineer - Developer Tools & AI Enablement

Requirements

• Experience - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
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• 5+ years software development experience
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• Experience developing in a cloud environment (AWS), using containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), cloud-native technologies and service meshes (e.g., Istio, Envoy)
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• Expertise - Expertise in one more of the following domains: build systems for JVM ecosystem (e.g., Gradle, Bazel), AI assisted developer tools (e.g., CoPilot, Amazon Q), and CI/CD systems (e.g., ArgoCD, Gitlab Runners, BuildKite)
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• Coding Skills - Proven coding skills (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python) delivering large scale systems with infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform)
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• Problem solving - Strong problem solving and programming fundamentals (algorithms, data structures)
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• Design - Strong understanding of software design principles, and distributed systems architecture
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• Project Ownership - Ability to independently plan, manage and own deliverables, from scoping through launch. Experience working with Agile development processes
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• AI Tools: Experience with AI Tools (Cursor, Claude Code, MCPs etc.)
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• Strong Interpersonal skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to collaborate well with a team, and proven skills to operate effectively in cross-functional teams
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• (Desirable) Experience with monitoring, tracing and logging systems (e.g. Datadog, Elastic, Splunk)
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• (Desirable) Experience with security, compliance, and risk management in cloud and fintech environments

What the job involves

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Enablement (Builder Tools) engineering team with a mission to enable SoFi engineers to innovate in fintech and elegantly solve problems
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• In this role, you will be a key contributor to the design, development and scalability of our developer productivity tooling
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• You will elevate developer experience by enabling engineers with foundational systems. You will take on complex and interesting problems in a fast-paced, and highly collaborative organization
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• The ideal candidate will be a deeply technical and curious engineer who is comfortable owning solutions from initial design to implementation and ongoing operational excellence, with a strong sense of ownership and passion for quality
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• Technical leadership - Provide leadership for the technical design, delivery and operational excellence of code, build, CI/CD platforms, and related developer tooling
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• Innovate - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation in developer tooling, and advancements including AI assisted developer productivity flows
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• Expertise - Become a subject matter expert for one or more developer tooling domains, including operational excellence aspects
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• Mentor - Collaborate with engineers in the team, provide mentorship, and share domain expertise to enhance the overall technical capabilities of the team
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• Continuous Improvement - Contribute to creating a culture of continuous learning, data-driven decisions and improvements. Proactively identify and manage risks
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• Collaborate – Build strong working relationships with coworkers and cross-organizational teams
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• Influence - Implement and influence the adoption of developer tooling and best practices