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The Staff Frontend Engineer leads frontend development projects, mentors junior engineers, and collaborates with teams to build and improve web applications.
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Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank 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.
We're looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer to join our team and contribute to some of SoFi's most innovative products, with a particular focus on our cutting-edge Crypto initiatives. In this role, you'll be instrumental in building future-proof frameworks designed to scale our customer base, enhance user experience, and disrupt the financial industry across vital, interconnected areas. Expect a highly collaborative environment where unified planning and execution are essential for tackling complex, interdependent projects.
What you'll do:- Lead frontend projects and mentor junior team members.
- Develop testable and accessible web applications.
- Collaborate with designers to identify and resolve potential implementation issues.
- Generate, enhance, and advocate for new projects and technologies that drive value.
- Deliver and operate highly available and scalable services in a production environment.
- Communicate effectively with project leads, product managers, and other software developers across multiple projects.
- Define new products or technical architectures for one or more product features.
- Support our technical culture and help the team grow through mentorship.
- 9+ years of extensive experience in frontend engineering, with a strong emphasis on modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
- Bachelor's degree, ideally in a technical field, though we value diverse backgrounds and relevant work experience.
- Proficiency in building responsive designs and developing for mobile-web best practices.
- Solid understanding of software design and architecture principles.
- Demonstrated experience with unit, functional, and end-to-end testing.
- Familiarity with Node.js is a plus.
- A collaborative spirit and a proactive approach to getting things done.
- Strong sense of ownership, driving projects from concept to completion.
- A passion for solving problems and shipping impactful features.
- Experience working effectively in a collaborative coding environment.
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 [email protected].Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.Internal Employees
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Top Skills
Docker
JavaScript
Kafka
Node.js
Postgres
React
Typescript
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