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Manage and lead an AI engineering team, develop AI/ML solutions for products, collaborate with stakeholders, and stay updated on AI technologies.
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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!
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Top Skills
Agile
AI
Coding Tools
Machine Learning
MySQL
Postgres
Software Engineering
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