3 months ago
Base Salary
$173k - $255k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver quarterly goals for the team while leading engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problems.
- Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
- Identify and lead solutions to project, process, technology, and business issues.
- Create and monitor operational metrics and support availability, keep-the-lights-on, and on-call efforts.
- Set and improve code review and design standards and advocate for engineering quality through writing and tech talks.
- Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience using languages such as Python or Kotlin.
- Experience developing highly available distributed systems with technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Ability to define technical plans for significant features or system components and produce elegant, extensible designs.
- Proficiency making significant changes safely in large codebases and developing supporting tools and practices.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with most roles remote within the country of employment
- 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Flexible spending wallets and stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- Employee stock purchase plan with discounted shares
- Reasonable interview accommodations for candidates with disabilities
Tech Stack
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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.