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Social Finance Ltd

Senior Software Engineer, Underwriting

Social Finance Ltd, Helena, Montana, us, 59604


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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.

**PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE REQUIRES PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN Helena, MT**

The role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team who will help build a cutting-edge technology platform for the Underwriting system which is at the heart of our lending products. You will be part of a team that is empowered to make technical decisions.

On our team, you will be in the middle of it all - implementing new functionality, architecting our system, squashing bugs, maintaining the health of our code, and continually growing as an engineer. We interact heavily with pricing, data science, and risk analytics to deliver solutions which allow us to lead the market in making decisions and moving quickly. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, and is a good mentor and co-worker. At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, deploying, continual improvement and evolution. You'll face and solve a wide range of challenges: technical, product, and operational, shaping your personal growth and career along the way, as well as using your areas of expertise to grow the capabilities of the rest of the team.

The role will be based in Helena,MT

What you'll do:

We're looking for back-end or full-stack engineers who are comfortable:

Architecting, designing, and delivering scalable, highly-available services

Owning and ideating on technical solutions for new product requirements

Participating heavily in code and design reviews

Generating ideas for new initiatives and technologies

Becoming a domain expert within the Underwriting and Loans business

Collaborating and representing engineering with outside stakeholders in product marketing, business, operations, legal, and compliance

Working in a fast-moving, highly collaborative environment across multiple offices

Mentoring other members of the team and helping foster a learning environment within the team

What you'll need:

Bachelor's Degree, in a technical field

Programming experience, ideally on a modern, microservice stack

Our core stack is Java / Spring / PostgreSQL / AWS. Expertise with any modern Java frameworks, REST APIs, and relational databases

Understanding of SQL and NoSQL database principles

Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others and get stuff done

Strong sense of accountability and ownership; driving a project from inception to completion

Affinity for solving problems and deep-diving into the technically-heavy topics

Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests

Passionate about broadening your technical skill set, trying out new ideas, and teaching others.

A passion for well-tested code and utilizing testing frameworks

Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Nice to have:

Full-stack engineering experience, or willingness to expand your skills across our entire stack

Experience with Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, cloud infrastructure, Terraform and CI/CD

Experience with cloud native services, especially AWS services such as DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda, Kinesis, SQS, S3 and/or Athena

Fintech/finance experience

Experience solving data-heavy problems such as designing/building a data pipeline

Machine learning and data analytics experience

Compensation and BenefitsThe 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 comprehensiveand competitivebenefits, 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 RightsSoFi is committed to embracing diversity. 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 accommodations@sofi.com.Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.Internal EmployeesIf you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.