2 days ago
Base Salary
$173k - $255k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver quarterly team goals while leading engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problems.
- Collaborate with product management, design, analytics, risk, data science, and operations on product decisions, technical constraints, and trade-offs.
- Identify and lead resolution of project, process, technology, and business issues.
- Create and monitor metrics, support system availability, and participate in on-call and keep-the-lights-on efforts.
- Set and improve code review and design standards and promote quality and ownership 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 developing highly available distributed systems using technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components with elegant, simple, and 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.
- Either equivalent practical experience or a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with flexibility, with occasional in-person office work possible and in-person onboarding for new hires.
- 100% subsidized medical, 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 allowing employees to buy Affirm stock at a discount.
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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.