Senior Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure

**High Preference will be given to those located in the Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, OR Cottonwood Heights, UT area.**
Senior Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure

The Role: We are seeking a skilled and experienced Network Engineer to join our Network Engineering team! In this role, you will use your software engineering skills to build network infrastructure and be a key contributor to the design, development, and delivery of foundational platforms that enable our teams to build on, interact with, and operate efficiently on our AWS and on-premise networks. You will also help shape the development of our infrastructure-as-code solutions. If you are an experienced engineer with expertise in networking and physical and cloud network technologies and have a passion for building reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure and platforms/tools, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and Implement Solutions: Contribute to and/or design, develop, and maintain new and existing physical and cloud networks (via IaC and/or software development) that enables our developer customers to efficiently interact with our network infrastructure and services so they may seamlessly self-service.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Tackle diverse and complex technical challenges in both physical and cloud networks by applying creative problem-solving and sound judgment, considering trade-offs and making principle-based decisions.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership by identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement to enhance productivity for both the Network Engineering team and our developer customers.
• Drive Project Success: Take on increased responsibility for projects that impact multiple teams and stakeholders. Own the resolution of escalations and drive projects to successful outcomes.
• Risk Awareness: Identify potential risks associated with projects and communicate them to management to ensure alignment and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build relationships across teams, understand stakeholder needs driving consensus and shared success in designing solutions that are intuitive, efficient, scalable, and reliable, and facilitate collaboration to integrate into cloud environments.
• Adapt and Innovate: Embrace a fail-fast approach, iterating quickly to learn, adapt, and drive innovation. Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in network infrastructure and software engineering.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in existing processes, infrastructure, or tools, such as strategies for optimizing cloud costs, resource utilization, and overall performance, and take the initiative to drive change.
• Mentorship and Guidance: Support junior engineers, sharing your knowledge and helping to elevate team-wide technical practices. Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team members.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience: Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related experience, or Master's degree and 3+ years of related experience, or PhD with relevant experience, or equivalent practical experience.
• Network Infrastructure Knowledge: Strong experience with and deep understanding of network infrastructure best practices (at CCNP / CCDP level), and security principles, including AWS networking, and physical networking (Cisco, Palo Alto, and BigIP [F5]).  Ability to think strategically about network infrastructure and platform design.
• Software Engineering Skills: Proficiency in languages such as Python, Go, or similar along with software design principles and best practices. 
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) practices and tools (e.g. Terraform).
• Problem-Solving: Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, balancing technical trade-offs and business needs.
• Communication and Collaboration: Ability to work cross-functionally, build trust with stakeholders, and facilitate productive discussions across teams.
• Autonomy and Ownership: Proven track record of setting ambitious goals, driving projects with minimal oversight, and relaying progress effectively to management.
• Adaptability: Comfortable with shifting priorities and able to communicate implications and modified timelines to partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Automation: Experience automating infrastructure tasks to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• CI/CD: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as ArgoCD, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Monitoring: Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Datadog, Splunk).
• Risk: Experience with security and compliance in cloud environments.
• Mentorship: Experience providing guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Collaborative Mindset: You thrive in cross-functional environments, building strong relationships, and driving consensus toward shared goals.
• Commitment to Innovation: You’re excited to learn, iterate, and innovate, helping the team solve challenging problems in creative ways.
• Alignment with SoFi’s Values: You demonstrate and promote the core values that drive SoFi’s mission and culture, inspiring others through your work and interactions.