Principal Engineer, Digital Identity
Core
Technical leader for Digital Identity, defining strategy and architecture for Tier-0 infrastructure handling identity resolution, entitlement management, and fine-grained authorization across all SoFi products.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Digital Identity (Strategy & Architecture)
Builds
Tier-0 identity and authorization platforms serving millions of members across banking, lending, investing, and crypto products.
Domain
Financial Services / Distributed Systems / Identity & Access Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Technical leadership, AI fluency, Group-level influence, Engineering culture building, Outcome ownership
Preferred skills
Identity & authorization platform experience, Financial services domain knowledge, Cross-organization platform convergence
Technologies
Event-driven systems, AI-assisted development tools
Responsibilities
Define technical strategy for identity platforms, Architect complex multi-person access patterns, Lead cross-organization platform convergence, Establish operational excellence and data integrity systems, Build engineering culture and mentor senior ICs, Identify high-leverage technical investments
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
