About the job
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About Us:
Join us in shaping a brighter financial future. At SoFi, we are transforming how individuals perceive and engage with personal finance.
As a pioneering financial services provider and national bank, we leverage cutting-edge, mobile-first technology to empower millions of members in achieving their financial aspirations. In an era of remarkable industry evolution, we stand at the forefront. Every day, we take pride in our contribution to enhancing lives, guided by our core values. Become part of our mission to invest in yourself, your career, and the future of finance.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned Principal Engineer with a robust background in designing and operating multi-channel, white-labeled platforms. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the design and progression of our platform to cater to both on-premises and hosted clients. Your expertise will influence teams, projects, and locations, shaping our technical trajectory as well as the methodologies our teams employ to develop and manage software systems.
Your responsibilities include establishing frontend architecture standards, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring that user-facing platforms are resilient, maintainable, secure, and prepared for the future. You will collaborate closely with product management, UX designers, backend architects, and delivery teams to convert business and user requirements into elegant technical solutions.
As a proactive problem solver, you will advocate for appropriate organizational priorities. This role is inherently cross-functional, requiring collaboration with engineering, product, risk, compliance, data, legal, and executive teams to define and execute our technical strategy. You will encounter and resolve a diverse array of challenges—technical, product, and operational—contributing to your personal and professional growth.
This is a senior, hands-on architectural role that combines strategic design responsibilities with deep technical execution.

