16 hours ago
Base Salary
$20k - $290k/yr
Responsibilities
- Set technical strategy for the team and connect it to critical business-impacting projects.
- Design, develop, launch, and evolve backend systems at scale for identity decisioning, KYC, and user lifecycle management.
- Collaborate with product management, design, analytics, and engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Define and advocate for technical solutions, operational processes, code review standards, and design standards.
- Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting, and on-call support.
- Develop talent through feedback, guidance, technical writing, and tech talks.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience using languages such as Python or Kotlin.
- Extensive experience developing highly available distributed systems with technologies such as AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.
- Experience delivering major features or system components, deprecating existing functionality, and defining technical and execution plans.
- Ability to work from low-level language idioms through large-system architecture.
- Strong track record of 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 to work almost anywhere within the country of employment; occasional office work may be required.
- All new hires are invited to an in-person onboarding experience.
- 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
- Monthly technology, health, and wellness spending stipends.
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
- Employee stock purchase plan with discounted Affirm stock.
- Inclusive interview process with accommodations available 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.