Software Engineer

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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 world's 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 tomorrow's 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 looking for a Software Engineer excited to help drive our code at rapid scale. Galileo removes the complexities of payments, so companies can focus on providing their customers with excellent card issuing and peerless digital banking experiences. On our team, you will be in the middle of it all – implementing new functionality, architecting our system, squashing bugs, maintaining the health of our code, and continually growing as an engineer. You will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation through building, testing, deploying, monitoring and supporting mission critical systems. You’ll face and solve a wide range of challenges: technical, product, and operational, shaping your personal growth and career along the way, as well as helping mold and grow the members of the team.

What you’ll do:

• Development, testing and deployment of software systems


• Actively participate in reviews to ensure code quality, efficiency, and adherence to best practices


• Execute on well defined technical tasks and user stories with high quality in a timely manner


• Help translate product requirements into technical solutions


• Communicate with project leads, product managers and other software developers


• Adapt existing practices, processes and frameworks to deliver tasks


• Collaborate with peers as well as cross functional teams to coordinate and deliver projects

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or Software Engineering


• Have no more than 2+ years of professional full-time relevant work experience.


• Strong sense of ownership and willingness to learn unfamiliar systems.


• Affinity for solving complex problems and the drive to dive deep into the technical details.


• Proficiency in Python, Java or another modern object-oriented language.


• Ability to follow established patterns and contribute to well‑defined features.


• Ability to write clear, maintainable code and basic unit tests.


• Hands-on experience with AWS services using Terraform.
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience working with asynchronous systems and event based systems (queues, streams)


• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and service-oriented architectures.
  
  
  

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 an inclusive culture. 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.