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The role
This engineering leadership role will build and manage a new AI engineering team with the mission of bringing the value of AI to SoFi Members. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of success in leading and managing high-performing engineering teams, as well as a deep understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems. This role is well suited for high-ownership leaders who are focused on creating incredible new consumer products using AI.
What you’ll do:
- Manage a team of engineers in the development and implementation of AI/ML solutions for SoFi products
- Collaborate with senior leaders and other stakeholders to identify and prioritize AI/ML initiatives
- Set high standards for quality and on-time delivery.
- Recruit, grow, and retain top engineering talent
- Ensure that the team is operating in an agile and efficient manner
- Partner with other engineering teams to ensure that AI/ML solutions are integrated seamlessly into SoFi's products and services
- Stay up-to-date on the latest AI/ML technologies
- Evangelize AI/ML within SoFi
What you’ll need:
- Strong experience with or demonstrated passion/skill for AI engineering work
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
- 6+ years of Software Engineering experience
- 3+ years management experience
- Deep programming experience
- Experience managing multiple teams of engineers, and coaching and growing leaders
- Solid understanding of relational databases (MySQL or Postgres)
- Experience working in a collaborative coding environment, refining designs together, working through code reviews and managing pull requests
- Passion and expertise for tools and technology
- Affinity for solving problems and shipping impactful features, not polishing perfect code or architecture
Nice to have:
- Experience building products in a highly regulated industry
- Knowledge of data privacy, security, and compliance considerations in AI-driven products
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.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.New York applicants: Notice of Employee RightsSoFi 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 accommodations@sofi.com.Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
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