Who we are:

Welcoming, collaborative and having the opportunity to make an impact - is how our employees describe working here. Galileo is a financial technology company that provides innovative and revolutionary software products and services that power some of the worlds largest Fintechs. We are the only payments innovator that applies tech and engineering capabilities to empower Fintechs and financial institutions to unleash their full creativity to achieve their most inspired goals. Galileo leads its industry with superior fraud detection, security, decision-making analytics and regulatory compliance functionality combined with customized, responsive and flexible programs to accelerate the success of all payments companies and solve tomorrows payments challenges today. We hire energetic and creative employees while providing them the opportunity to excel in their careers and make a difference for our clients. Learn more about us and why we work here at https://www.galileo-ft.com/working-at-galileo.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead our processing platform card account, payment risk and reporting teams. You will drive the evolution of our foundational account and ledger subsystem and adjacent components. You will lead teams building and operating some of the most critical services of the platform, increasing our operational excellence every step of the way. You will have opportunities to make a significant immediate impact on the long term success of the company. If you are a systems thinker, passionate about helping teams reach their best engineering efforts, and ready to make a significant impact in the fintech industry, we invite you to join our team.

What You’ll Do:

Partner with engineering leadership across the entire organization to execute on large evolutionary projects underway. The teams in this group sit at the intersection of some of our most important efforts.
Collaborate with leadership to raise the bar on our engineering process and execution.
Lead and mentor teams of diverse engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Establish clear goals and provide guidance to ensure the successful execution of programs and initiatives.
Drive the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available SaaS services and data engineering pipelines.
Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the software development process.
Foster strong working relationships with cross-functional teams, promoting effective communication, coordination, and knowledge sharing.
Collaborate with other engineering leaders, technical program managers, and stakeholders to deliver value, drive operational excellence, and ensure a highly reliable overall architecture.

What You’ll Need:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of proven experience in strong leadership roles, preferably within data or software engineering fields.
Deep expertise in designing and managing cloud-based solutions with a strong focus on data integrity and resiliency .
Strong understanding of agile development principles and tools.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams.
Experience with AWS, modern python development stacks and modern data engineering tooling is a plus.
Experience working in a regulated industry, such as finance, is a plus.

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.

This role may also be eligible for a bonus and/or long term incentives. Your recruiter will provide more information to you. All roles are eligible for competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link below.

Benefits

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi & Galileo page!

US-Based Base Compensation

$192,000—$330,000 USD

Galileo Financial Technologies 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 Rights

Galileo is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, Galileo 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.

Internal Employees

If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.