Staff Full Stack Engineer

The role:

As a Staff Full Stack Engineer you will serve as a cornerstone of technical leadership driving the ideation architectural design and optimization of enterprise-scale full-stack ecosystems. We are seeking a visionary with 8+ years of engineering depth and a proven track record of delivering complex end-to-end solutions. In this role you will bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and technical execution championing engineering excellence while serving as a pivotal mentor and subject matter expert to the broader engineering organization.

What you’ll do: 

Engineering & AI Architecture

• Architectural Leadership: Architect and deploy sophisticated end-to-end applications leveraging deep expertise in interactive interfaces and complex data integration—including the orchestration of AI-native database functions like Snowflake Cortex.
• Agentic AI Integration: Partner with AI specialists to architect multi-agentic systems implementing autonomous stateful workflows designed to solve high-consequence real-world business challenges.
• Data Orchestration: Design and automate high-performance real-time and batch data pipelines using enterprise orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow ensuring seamless data liquidity across the stack.

DevOps & Operational Excellence

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Standardize deployment lifecycles and cloud infrastructure by implementing GitOps methodologies via ArgoCD GitLab CI/CD and AWS best practices.
• Workflow Optimization: Deploy and tune complex business process engines within enterprise frameworks ensuring maximum reliability scalability and observability.

Product Ownership & Strategy

• Technical Decomposition: Lead the translation of ambiguous product requirements into rigorous technical specifications overseeing the entire execution lifecycle from initial ideation to post-deployment optimization.
• Strategic Collaboration: Act as a technical bridge between Product Design and Engineering to deliver member-centric solutions while fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Governance & Innovation

• Technical Stewardship: Drive engineering rigor through comprehensive code and design reviews serving as a final decision-maker for critical architectural choices and software standards.
• Innovation Advocacy: Maintain a cutting-edge pulse on GenAI LLM infrastructure and emerging tooling; proactively translating industry trends into actionable product roadmaps and enhanced technical capabilities.

What you’ll need:

Education & Experience

• Academic Foundation: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or a strictly related technical discipline.
• Professional Tenure: 8+ years of robust software engineering experience with a specialized focus on architecting full-stack AI-driven product ecosystems.
• Proven Reliability: A distinguished track record of delivering production-grade highly available cloud services that operate reliably at enterprise scale.

Technical Mastery

• Full-Stack Command: Advanced proficiency in the React and Node.js ecosystems with a mastery of seamless front-to-back-end integration for bespoke enterprise applications.
• Data & AI Infrastructure: Extensive hands-on experience with modern database platforms—Snowflake preferred—including the utilization of Snowflake Cortex and advanced AI/ML integration patterns.
• Pipeline Orchestration: Deep expertise in designing and managing complex real-time and scheduled data pipelines using Apache Airflow.
• DevOps & GitOps: Comprehensive experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and environment management utilizing ArgoCD and GitLab CI/CD to drive automated resilient deployment strategies.

Leadership & Influence

• Strategic Mentorship: Committed to the growth of the engineering organization through active mentorship fostering a high-performance culture and elevating the technical caliber of the team.
• Operational Excellence: A relentless advocate for engineering rigor consistently challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvement in code quality and architectural standards.
• Cross-Functional Diplomacy: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical domains driving consensus and decision-making among diverse stakeholders.
• Organizational Catalyst: A proactive leader who takes end-to-end ownership champions a culture of innovation and builds influential partnerships across the broader engineering community.

Nice to have:

• Advanced AI & LLM Implementation: Direct experience deploying and scaling production-level Generative AI solutions specifically LLM-powered agents or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
• Sector Expertise: Previous background in Fintech or high-throughput consumer-facing environments with an understanding of the unique security and regulatory nuances involved.
• Cloud Proficiency: Advanced experience with AWS ecosystem services and a broad familiarity with modern cloud-native orchestration platforms.
• Architectural Rigor: A sophisticated understanding of latency throughput and scalability trade-offs with the ability to optimize complex distributed systems for performance.
• Computer Science Depth: Strong conceptual mastery of diverse programming paradigms including Object-Oriented (OOP) and Functional Programming to ensure clean maintainable and modular codebases.
• Evolving AI Ecosystems: Experience navigating and integrating emerging AI workflow orchestration tools and third-party AI research platforms.

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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