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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.

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.

Learn more about us and why we work here at https://www.galileo-ft.com/working-at-galileo.

The role

The role starts with the current Data Services team which designs and manages the Oracle data infrastructure for Galileo. The Director will help direct and grow the team as it solves the challenges of partnering with and enabling core infrastructure and development teams in a cloud environment. The team will work with other engineering leaders to ensure they can move quickly while enhancing the stability and durability of our core data architecture. Once the charter and direction are established and the team is self-sufficient, the real role will begin as the Director begins to establish a vision for the organization as it adopts and moves to other data architectures including Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Snowflake, and other key data systems. The organization will partner with other key engineering leaders to ensure we utilize the right technologies in the right situations, creating systems that are highly available and reliable as we begin to redesign our data architecture.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee a team of data experts, including guiding operational and development efforts
• Be part of re-designing our data platform across newer, more performant, and cost efficient technologies
• Partner with others in engineering, and experts in product strategy, to design and build a cutting-edge data architecture
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to drive innovation in Galileo’s core payments, data, and analytics offerings

What You Must Have To Succeed

• Experience leading mission-critical operational teams that are fundamental to your organization’s delivery
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from a fully-accredited college or university
• Expertise in analytical platform tooling and development
• Broad experience with modern, cloud-based data technologies including relational data services, NoSQL database systems, and streaming data tooling
• Deep understanding of relational database technology, preferably Oracle and AWS’s RDS service
• Experience in developing and setting vision for a large organization, especially partnering with and supporting other organization to enable and unblock them

Experience it’d be helpful to have

• Experience in the payments industry
• Experience growing small teams in a fast paced environment (i.e. - start-up experience)

Pay range: $187,000-260,000

Payment frequency: Annual

This role is also eligible for a bonus, equity and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above.

Benefits

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

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

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