Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

$128,000 - $240,000/Yr

Social Finance - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - San Francisco, CA

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About the position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Cloud Infrastructure team at SoFi. In this role, you will create high-quality solutions that simplify complex tasks and enhance developer productivity. You will have the opportunity to directly impact the direction and architecture of our cloud infrastructure, focusing on networking, compute, and storage using Kubernetes and AWS. If you are a seasoned Software Engineer with a passion for building robust infrastructure solutions and a strong background in cloud technologies, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain software that enables developers to efficiently interact with our cloud infrastructure and services. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design solutions that are intuitive, efficient, scalable, and reliable. Providing technical leadership for the Cloud Infrastructure team, you will design and implement strategies for optimizing cloud costs, resource utilization, and overall performance. You will lead the development of software solutions to enable engineers to seamlessly use networking, compute, and storage services within AWS and Kubernetes environments. Identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement to enhance developer productivity will be a key part of your responsibilities. Collaboration with cloud and software engineers to integrate solutions seamlessly into cloud environments is essential. You will also conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team members while staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in cloud infrastructure and software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software that enables developers to efficiently interact with our cloud infrastructure and services.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design solutions that are intuitive, efficient, scalable, and reliable.
• Provide technical leadership for the Cloud Infrastructure team to design and implement strategies for optimizing cloud costs, resource utilization, and overall performance.
• Lead the development of software solutions to enable engineers to seamlessly use networking, compute, and storage services within AWS and Kubernetes environments.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement to enhance developer productivity.
• Collaborate with cloud and software engineers to integrate solutions seamlessly into cloud environments.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team members.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in cloud infrastructure and software engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Expertise in cloud platforms including AWS and cloud-native technologies.
• Strong programming fundamentals (Java/Kotlin, Python, Go).
• Strong understanding of software design principles and best practices.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools and practices (e.g. Terraform).
• Experience with cloud storage solutions, compute resources management, and networking in AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically about cloud infrastructure and platform design.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), networking, and service meshes (e.g., Istio).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Datadog).
• Experience with service discovery and load balancing solutions.
• Experience with security and compliance in cloud environments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including bonuses and long-term incentives.
• Base pay range of $128,000.00 - $240,000.00, determined based on individual factors such as experience, skills, and location.