8 hours ago
Base Salary
$204k - $290k/yr
Responsibilities
- Set the team ’s technical strategy on a year-long horizon and connect it to critical business-impacting projects.
- Design, develop, launch, and evolve scalable backend systems and web applications for account security and management.
- Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to manage technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs.
- Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes that increase team effectiveness.
- Own team operations and availability through monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting, and on-call support.
- Set code review and design standards, promote quality and ownership, and contribute through writing and technical talks.
- Provide feedback and guidance to develop engineering talent.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- Proficiency designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency developing web applications with declarative UI frameworks such as React or Vue.
- Experience delivering major features or system components, or deprecating existing functionality, through defined technical and execution plans.
- Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code and understand systems from low-level language idioms through large-scale architecture.
- Demonstrated growth through gathering and applying feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with flexibility within the country of employment; occasional office work and in-person onboarding may be required.
- Base pay ranges from $230,000 to $290,000 in CA, WA, NY, NJ, and CT, and from $204,00 to $264,000 in other U.S. states.
- 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents, plus dental and vision coverage.
- Monthly technology, health, and wellness spending stipends.
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
- Employee stock purchase plan with discounted Affirm stock.
- Inclusive interview accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities.
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About Affirm
Affirm provides buy now, pay later installment financing at online and in-store checkout, along with a consumer app and virtual card, for shoppers and merchants. It monetizes through merchant fees and interest on select loans, with no late fees. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Affirm is a public company listed on NASDAQ that powers payments for thousands of ecommerce retailers.