Senior Software Engineer, Bank

SoFi SoFi · Fintech · Seattle, WA · Engineering

Software Engineer role at SoFi focused on building and maintaining backend services for financial products like client onboarding, account setup, and payment configuration. Requires experience with JVM languages (Kotlin/Java), Spring Boot, and distributed systems concepts. Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and maintain backend services that support client onboarding, account setup, and payment configuration workflows.
  2. Develop APIs used by internal teams and external clients, following established design standards and best practices.
  3. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code in a JVM-based stack (Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot).
  4. Follow established patterns for reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
  5. Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve code quality.

Skills

Required

  • 1+ years of software engineering experience building backend systems.
  • Experience with JVM-based languages (Java or Kotlin) and frameworks like Spring Boot.
  • Basic understanding of distributed systems concepts (e.g., APIs, databases, service communication).
  • Experience building or consuming APIs.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Good communication skills and willingness to learn from others.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus.
  • Exposure to financial systems, payments, or fintech products.
  • Familiarity with event-driven systems or messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka).
  • Experience working with workflow or orchestration tools.
  • Understanding of reliability concepts like retries, idempotency, and fault tolerance.
  • Interest in building scalable, high-availability systems.