Software Engineer, Streaming and Workflows

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The role:

As a Software Engineer (IC2) on the Streaming & Workflows (SAW) team at SoFi, you will deliver well-defined platform features, own key operational components end-to-end, and support mission-critical infrastructure serving hundreds of internal engineering teams. The SAW team builds and operates the core event-streaming, workflow orchestration, job automation, messaging, and file-transfer platforms that power SoFi and Galileo—including Kafka/WarpStream, Temporal Cloud, Rundeck, RabbitMQ, and automated file-transfer services.

In this role, you will pair hands-on implementation skills with foundational systems thinking to deliver resilient, scalable distributed tooling, participating in design discussions and partnering with senior engineers to power money movement and event streaming reliably across the enterprise.

What you’ll do:

• Build and ship features and enhancements for SAW platforms, including Kafka topic/access management self-service, Kafka Connect, Temporal namespace automation, Codec Server, client libraries, and automated file-transfer services.
• Take ownership of a defined platform component (e.g., file delivery, Kafka tooling, or Temporal enablement), including its codebase, documentation, and operational health.
• Support platform modernization efforts, such as the WarpStream/Kafka migration and transitioning legacy Rundeck jobs into code-defined Temporal workflows.
• Write modular, tested, and maintainable code in Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python using established architectural patterns.
• Partner with teammates during design reviews and feature planning to clarify requirements, identify edge cases, and integrate services smoothly.
• Provide constructive, thoughtful peer feedback during code, architecture, and operational reviews.
• Enhance continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), test suites, telemetry (metrics, logs, traces), and operational runbooks to automate repetitive toil.
• Participate in team on-call rotations: diagnose common production issues using disciplined debugging practices and apply staged, low-risk remedies.
• Support application teams and onboarding engineers in adopting platform tools, self-service portals, and operational standards.

What you’ll need:

• Education & Minimum Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree + 2 Years of Experience OR Master’s Degree + 0 Years of Experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. (Company-wide Years of Experience requirement)
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining backend services or distributed systems in production.
• Proven programming proficiency in at least one modern language: Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python.
• Practical experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), containerization, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), and modern observability stacks (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated commitment to operational ownership and team collaboration.

AI-Assisted Engineering Expectations:

• Apply AI-assisted development tools responsibly to accelerate prototyping, generate unit/integration tests, draft documentation, and assist in incident triage while safeguarding sensitive data.
• Critically review and validate AI-generated code to ensure system correctness, security, and long-term maintainability.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with event-streaming technologies (Apache Kafka, WarpStream, AWS Kinesis, Apache Pulsar).
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration engines (Temporal, Cadence, Airflow).
• Familiarity with message queuing architectures (RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ) or SFTP/file-transfer platforms.
• Prior experience building internal developer platforms, self-service interfaces, or CLI developer tools.
• Exposure to regulated fintech environments, secure money movement, or high-throughput transaction processing.

Compensation and Benefits

The 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 comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

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