Senior Manager Data Engineering

The role:

SoFi is looking for a Senior Manager Data Engineering to join our IRM Analytics team. This is a hands-on leadership role (50% individual contributor 50% people manager) for a seasoned data engineering leader with deep roots in US banking and financial risk data.

You will own the data models data pipelines and data infrastructure that underpin our risk and AI applications - spanning critical domains like lending credit fraud AML and compliance. You will lead a focussed team of data engineers set technical direction and be an integral contributor to every data and AI initiative we build.

This role is for someone who has spent most of their career inside US banks and understands not just the technology but the data - the domains the regulatory context the critical datasets and why they matter.

What you’ll do: 

• Own the data model - design build and maintain integrated data models for lending credit fraud AML KYC and related risk domains; ensure models reflect banking semantics and regulatory requirements
• Own the data pipeline and infrastructure - architect and manage end-to-end data pipelines using dbt Airflow Snowflake MongoDB and Terraform; ensure reliability performance and scalability
• Lead data and AI projects - serve as the data engineering anchor for all data and AI initiatives; partner with full stack engineers AI/ML engineers and product managers to deliver production-grade applications; own the data infrastructure for AI use cases including RAG pipeline data management and evaluation dataset / ground truth curation
• Lead a team of data engineers - manage and develop the team; set standards for code quality code review testing documentation and CI/CD practices for data pipelines
• Drive data quality and governance - establish data definitions lineage and quality standards aligned to regulatory expectations (BCBS 239 SR 11-7 etc.); implement data observability practices including dbt tests data contracts freshness SLAs and anomaly detection to ensure reliability across all pipelines
• Stay 50% hands-on - write and review production code own critical pipelines and lead by example

What you’ll need:

• 15+ years of experience in data engineering with the majority of that tenure inside US banks or financial institutions
• Deep knowledge of banking risk data domains - lending credit risk deposits AML KYC fraud banking regulations and the critical datasets that support them
• Expert-level Snowflake dbt and Python - proven ability to design and own complex analytical data models; Python fluency for Airflow DAGs pipeline logic and data quality scripting
• Strong pipeline and infrastructure skills - hands-on experience with Airflow MongoDB and Terraform in production environments
• People leadership - experience managing and mentoring data engineers; strong code review culture
• Banking regulatory awareness - familiarity with BCBS 239 BSA/AML regulations OCC/Fed/FDIC data expectations
• Communication - able to translate complex data concepts for risk compliance and executive stakeholders

Nice to have:

• Experience at a US bank in Model Risk Integrated Risk ERM or Compliance Analytics
• Familiarity with GRC platforms (ServiceNow) and risk data warehouses
• Experience with LLM/AI application data pipelines and observability tooling

What We Do

SoFi wasn’t built to be a bank. Or a technology company. We were built for one mission: help people achieve financial independence so they can realize their ambitions. Redefining an entire industry isn’t easy work—and it’s not for the faint of heart. It takes a certain kind of team. People with diverse perspectives and expertise united by a common sense of purpose. People willing to challenge assumptions but always do the right thing. People proving that innovation and responsibility don’t have to compete but can come together to create something truly unconventional in the world. For the last eight years we’ve been charting this new path forward. We call it The SoFi Way. At SoFi we don’t just talk about culture: we live it. The SoFi Way is how we show up every day how we make decisions and how we build for our members clients and each other.

Why Work With Us

Together with our members we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation and we’re at the forefront.

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