Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

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Who we are:

Welcoming, collaborative and having the opportunity to make an impact - is how our employees describe working here.  Galileo is a financial technology company that provides innovative and revolutionary software products and services that power some of the world's largest Fintechs. We are the only payments innovator that applies tech and engineering capabilities to empower Fintechs and financial institutions to unleash their full creativity to achieve their most inspired goals. Galileo leads its industry with superior fraud detection, security, decision-making analytics and regulatory compliance functionality combined with customized, responsive and flexible programs to accelerate the success of all payments companies and solve tomorrow's payments challenges today. We hire energetic and creative employees while providing them the opportunity to excel in their careers and make a difference for our clients. Learn more about us and why we work here at https://www.galileo-ft.com/working-at-galileo.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to join the SoFi Credit Card team. As an engineering leader you will be instrumental in the rapid growth of the team and Credit Card platform. We are working hard to design a future looking framework, with aims to scale our customer base, continue to delight existing customers, and disrupt the Credit Card industry - bringing more unique and personalized benefits to our customers. We are constantly building more resiliency around the SoFi Credit Card in order to ensure the trust and safety of our members, and operational excellence is one of our key priorities.

The ideal candidate is a technical and innovative leader who can both drive change through others, and guide the overall vision of their team as well as the broader organization. We are looking for engineering leaders who can bring fresh perspectives, thought leadership, vision and help us scale for the future. Those with a high sense of ownership, empathy, and disruption will thrive in our team, especially those who inspire others to bring their best to our mission. 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, implementation, deployment, continued improvement and evolution.

What You’ll Do

• Own team building and management, including hiring and team performance
• Lead the development and testing of our systems and services
• Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the product
• Help translate user stories into technical solutions
• Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment
• Mentor 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

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
• 8+ years programming experience, ideally on a modern stack
• Our core stack is Java/Kotlin/Spring/PostgreSQL/React/Flutter
• Our data stack is Python/DBT/Snowflake
• 4+ years Java, Kotlin or Scala experience and an understanding of relational databases and ORMs
• 4+ years management experience
• The ability to maintain code quality, performance, and sound architectural practices across teams
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others and get stuff done
• Exceptional sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion
• Affinity for solving problems and shipping impactful features.

Nice To Have

• Experience working in highly regulated environments
• Machine Learning and automated decision experience 
• Experience scaling highly available, mission critical systems
• Good understanding of SOLID practices

Galileo Financial Technologies 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.

The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Galileo is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, Galileo 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 accommodations@sofi.com.

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.