2 hours ago
Base Salary
$173k - $255k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver quarterly team goals while leading engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problems.
- Design, develop, launch, and scale backend systems, real-time loan origination services, reporting platforms, and data pipelines.
- Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
- Identify and resolve project, process, technology, and business issues.
- Monitor metrics, support system availability, escalate issues, and participate in on-call and operational efforts.
- Set and improve code review and design standards and advocate for engineering quality through writing and tech talks.
- Develop talent by providing feedback, guidance, and technical leadership.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience with Python or Kotlin and highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Deep expertise designing and operating scalable backend data pipelines and batch-processing systems using Spark, Airflow, or similar distributed frameworks.
- Experience defining technical plans and designing significant features or system components with simple, extensible architectures.
- Proficiency making significant changes in large codebases and using tools and practices to do so safely.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated ownership of professional growth and proactive feedback-seeking.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with flexibility within the country of employment and occasional in-person work as required; new hires attend in-person onboarding.
- 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents, plus dental and vision benefits.
- Monthly technology and 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.
- Inclusive interview process with accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
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.