2 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 resolution of project, process, technology, and business issues.
- Support the operation and availability of team artifacts through metrics, escalation, keep-the-lights-on work, and on-call efforts.
- Set and improve code review and design standards and advocate for quality through writing and technical talks.
- Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Experience shipping web applications with declarative UI frameworks such as React or Vue.
- Practical experience using LLMs or AI frameworks to enhance automation and guidance with guardrails and citations.
- Experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components with simple, extensible designs.
- Ability to make significant changes safely in a large codebase using appropriate tools and practices.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with the ability to work almost anywhere within the country of employment.
- Affirm covers 100% of health care premiums for employees and dependents.
- Flexible Spending Wallets with stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses.
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted shares.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.
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.