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 them through writing and technical talks.
- Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience developing highly available distributed systems using technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Experience building and managing workflow orchestration frameworks such as Airflow, Flyte, Prefect, Temporal, or Luigi.
- Experience scaling frameworks such as Spark or Flink for extremely large datasets on Kubernetes.
- Ability to define technical plans and deliver significant features or system components with simple, extensible designs.
- Ability to make significant changes safely in large codebases using appropriate tools and practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
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 with stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses.
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
- Employee stock purchase plan with discounted shares.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.
Tech Stack
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.