Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Decisions and Pricing Foundations)
Affirm
3 months ago
Remote, Canada
Senior / Mid Level
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$150k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver quarterly goals for the engineering team.
- Lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
- Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Identify and advocate for solutions to project, process, technology, or business issues.
- Monitor team artifacts and support operational availability.
- Set and improve code review and design standards.
- Develop talent on the team through feedback and guidance.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in designing and developing backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
- Experience with highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with offline data processing frameworks like Spark or Ray.
- Knowledge of stream processing architectures and hybrid designs.
- Ability to define technical plans for significant features or system components.
- Proficient in writing high-quality, maintainable code.
- Strong communication skills for effective collaboration.
Benefits
- 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents.
- Generous stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
- Employee stock purchase plan at a discount.
Tech Stack
Apache SparkAWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython
Categories
Backend