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Kate Matsudaira

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Head of Technology/CTO SoFi Bank, VP Technology for SIPS (Save Invest Protect and Spend) at SoFi
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Kate Matsudaira is an accomplished VP and CTO at SoFi, with a history at tech giants like Google and Splunk. Described by peers as determined, innovative, and motivating, she specializes in building large-scale web systems and managing high-performing teams. She holds a BS from Harvey Mudd College.

Outside of her corporate roles, Kate is a passionate entrepreneur who founded Ink+Volt, a company that creates productivity tools like the Spark Planner, which she launched via a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. She enjoys reading, games, and pinball, and lives just outside of Seattle.

Unique fact: Kate is an author who contributed a chapter on large-scale websites to the book "The Architecture of Open Source Applications. "

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of Technology/CTO SoFi Bank, VP Technology for SIPS (Save Invest Protect and Spend)
Job Level
Senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Large-Scale Systems
Her career has focused on building and operating large-scale web applications, and she even authored a book chapter on the topic.
Team Building
She emphasizes her ability to build great teams as her greatest asset and receives praise for investing in her team's growth and success.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Head of Technology/CTO SoFi Bank, VP Technology for SIPS (Save Invest Protect and Spend)
SoFi
3-2023
VP Technology
SoFi
1-2021 - 3-2023
Vice President
Splunk
5-2017 - 1-2021
Director Of Engineering
Google
8-2014 - 5-2017
Creator
Ink+Volt
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Education
BS
Harvey Mudd College
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