Staff Software Engineer, AI

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The role
We are building a new AI engineering team with the mission of bringing the value of AI to SoFi Members.  This team will play a key role in supporting our member’s financial journeys by developing new solutions to embed personalized financial insights into our products.  The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems, with a passion for building products on the cutting edge.  At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, deploying and continual improvement and evolution.  We also pride ourselves on a philosophy of continuous learning, and you should likewise be committed to furthering your own career growth as well as to providing mentorship for your fellow team members.
Key responsibilities
Drive technical architecture, design decisions and cross-functional discussions for the product
Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
Lead the design, development and testing of systems
Lead code and system design reviews
Help translate product requirements into user stories and technical solutions
Mentor other engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team
Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies
Communicate with project leads, product managers and other software developers
Consistently demonstrate extremely high levels of technical knowledge, ingenuity, and creativity
Develop and apply advanced technologies, engineering principles, theories, and concepts
Broad knowledge about the design and operation of systems outside of specialty
Take initiative and produce timely results in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
8+ years programming experience on a modern stack
Our core stack is Java/ Kotlin/ Spring / AWS/ PostgreSQL, and we run on Kubernetes in a service oriented architecture.  We are building a Python stack for AI.
Experience working with new technologies in the AI stack, such as building Agents, creating MCP servers, fine tuning models, prompt engineering, and performance evaluation
Experience working with applications that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), such as integrating LLMs, designing prompts, or exploring their practical applications.
You should have a strong understanding of relational databases and ORMs
You should have worked on a SOA or microservice-based application
Strong sense of ownership; driving a project from inception to completion
Pragmatic approach towards handling tech debt versus shipping new features
Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests
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! Pay range: $153,600.00 - $264,000.00 Payment frequency: Annual This role is also eligible for a bonus, long term incentives and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above.
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Location:
San Francisco

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