Software Engineer, Data Platform (Contract)

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future 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 millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. The Role: SoFi runs on data! We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join our Data Platform team. As a Software Engineer, you will work alongside our experienced team of data engineers and product managers to develop and maintain our cutting-edge data handling platform using Snowflake, dbt, Sagemaker, and Airflow. In this role, you will be contributing to the long-term success of SoFi’s data vision by building out distributed systems and scalable data platforms. As a Software Engineer on the Data Platform team at SoFi, you'll be tasked with building critical components and features. You will implement battle-tested patterns and interfaces, squash bugs, refactor code and continually grow as an engineer. The ideal candidate has a computer science or software engineering background and problem-solving ability along with cloud computing (AWS) and data engineering skill set with Interest or basic experience on technologies such as Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Spark, Dask, Python, and Tableau. Additionally, you will demonstrate SoFi’s core values by honing your skills as an effective communicator, showing personal responsibility, and setting ambitious goals. If you like working on problems with tangible and lasting impact, we would love to have you in our team! What You’ll Do: Work with the team to learn about our data needs and help create solutions. Write good code to add new things to our data platform. Share your code with the team and get feedback to make it better. Talk with the team and others to understand what users want and help make it happen. Join team talks and share your ideas about how we do things. Stay curious about new ways to work with data and online tools. Help make and improve our data paths using tools like dbt and Airflow. Help ensure our data is right and follows the rules. Help find and fix any problems with our data. Use your beginner Python skills to make scripts and tools for better data work. What You’ll Need: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Interest or basic experience in software engineering, with a curiosity about data engineering and data platform development. Familiarity or willingness to learn Snowflake, AWS services, dbt, and Airflow. Basic understanding or eagerness to learn about data quality and data governance. Interest in metadata management and data infrastructure design. Some experience or willingness to learn Python for data tasks and automation. Good problem-solving skills and a positive attitude in a team environment. Clear communication skills to discuss technical topics with different team members. Nice to Have: Interest in personal finance Due to the temporary nature of the engagement, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. **Please note the following benefits only apply to full-time employees** 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! SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected]. Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time. Internal Employees If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.