Principal Software Development Engineer, Mobile

Company: SoFi
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

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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 2+ million 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

We are looking for a seasoned Principal level Mobile Developer with a natural inclination to elegantly solve problems. As a member of our mobile engineering team you will have the opportunity to directly improve the experience of our expanding mobile customer base. You will get the chance to take on complex and interesting problems as part of a fast-paced, highly collaborative team. The ideal candidate will be a mentor and a team-player who is hands-on and comfortable driving solutions from initial architecture to final implementation with a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery 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.

What You'll Do

• Technical development, debugging, and delivery of best-in-class mobile application
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Continuously improve the applications - find and fix bugs while improving application performance
• Discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Implement upgrades, rebuilds, feature flagging and generally keep CI/CD pipelines in good health.
• Juggle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a results-oriented environment
• Evaluate opportunities to bring new features to mobile users from a technical perspective
• Create technical requirements documentation based on Product requirements
• Build strong working relationships with coworkers and cross-organizational teams.
  What You'll Need
  
  • Bachelor's Degree, ideally in a technical field, but we understand great engineers come from all sorts of different backgrounds and also consider relevant work experience
  • 7+ years mobile development experience with deep knowledge of iOS and Android development platforms
  • Excellent programming skills in Swift, Dart/Kotlin
  • Sound programming fundamentals: experience working with memory management, multi-threaded programming, animations, etc.
  • Experience in consuming RESTful APIs to connect with back-end services.
  • Experience working with Agile development processes.
  • Experience with maintaining CI/CD pipelines and test-automation.
  • Experience with app architectural patterns, Dependency Management, App coordination/navigation, etc
  • Very strong interpersonal skills - must be able to demonstrate an ability to work well with other non-technical members of the team.
    Nice To Have
    
    • Understanding of S.O.L.I.D principles.
    • Experience working with AlamoFire, Firebase.
    • Worked with trading and/or exchange systems.
    • Familiarity with hybrid app development and Flutter.
      Why You'll Love Working Here
      
      • Competitive salary packages and bonuses
      • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
      • Generous vacation and holidays
      • Paid parental leave for eligible employees
      • 401(k) and education on retirement planning
      • Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
      • Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
      • Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
      • Employer paid lunch program (except for remote employees)
      • Fully stocked kitchen (snacks and drinks)
      • These benefits are only applicable to full time employees
        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.
        
        The health and safety of our employees and their families is our top priority. Due to the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and because unvaccinated employees pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace, effective on November 1, 2021, U.S. employees must be fully vaccinated to work from any of our offices, travel for business or attend work-related meetings.
        
        The company will make reasonable accommodations when possible for employees who are unable to be vaccinated because of a disability, pregnancy, sincerely held religious belief, or for other legally required reasons..
        
        Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
        
        Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
        

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