Intern, Software Engineer, Galileo Console

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.

The Role:

Are you passionate about building products that impact millions of people? Do you like building and shipping code at a rapid pace and seeing the immediate impact of your work? Are you excited about doing state-of-the-art development work and learning from mentors who can help shape your future? Are you eager to help develop the next generation of financial technology? If so, we want you to join us at Galileo this summer! 

As a Galileo Engineering Intern, you won’t be sitting on the sidelines during your internship. You’ll be working as a full-time member of our Engineering team, focused every day on building products and features that fulfill our mission to help our members get their money right.

You will be embedded on an agile development team, partnered with Product Management, Product Design, User Experience Research, and Data Science to build and ship code that is released to the public on a regular basis. We have previously hosted interns on the Invest, Borrow, Money, and Platform teams. 

The candidate must be available for the entire internship period: 

• Cohort 1: Monday, June 1st, 2026 to Friday, August 21st, 2026

• Cohort 2: Monday, June 15th, 2026 to Friday, September 4th, 2026

What You’ll Do:

• Write, test, and deploy efficient, scalable code to production that impacts millions of SoFi members

• Design, develop, code, and test software systems, improvements, products, and  user-facing experiences

• Work with multiple languages and frameworks including: TypeScript/React/Python/Node.js/AWS/PostgreSQL

• Directly contribute to standard methodologies, architecture, and implementation

• Translate user stories into technical solutions

• Participate in design and code reviews

• Contribute to SoFi’s library of automated tests and overall testing infrastructure

• Work alongside software architects and senior developers doing state-of-the-art development work (mobile, front-end, back-end, DevOps) 

• Learn about new technologies, tools and processes that will build your skill set and help shape your career

• Present your summer project and work to SoFi’s senior leadership team

What You’ll Need:

• Enrolled in an accredited US-based university (working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) with an expected graduation date of December 2026 or Spring 2027

• Must be returning to school for at least one quarter or semester after the internship

• Have no more than 12 months of professional full-time work experience (excluding internships and research assistant roles)

• Must be willing to relocate to San Francisco Bay Area and be available to work in the San Francisco HQ office

• Some experience building software in a non-academic setting (internship, research roles, relevant projects, etc.)

• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and how to apply them in a coding environment

• Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and systems architecture

• Ability to quickly learn new languages and adopt new technologies, methods and processes in a fast-paced work environment

• Intellectual curiosity and an affinity for solving problems

Internship Perks:

• Access to senior leadership, including exclusive Q&A sessions with executives across all functions of SoFi

• Exclusive opportunities to contribute to a tech hackathon, to deliver a case study to the CEO, etc. 

• Development sessions for career, financial, and professional growth

• Opportunities to participate in company wide events like All-Hands and SoFi circles programming

• Networking socials to connect with fellow interns

• SoFi swag giveaways

• We offer incoming interns the flexibility to select from two potential start dates:

  • Cohort 1 - Monday, June 1, 2026 - Friday, August 21, 2026

  • Cohort 2 - Monday, June 15, 2026 - Friday, September 4, 2026 

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. 

US-Based Base Compensation

$44 - $55 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.