2 months ago
Remote, SpainStaff+
Responsibilities
- Set technical strategy for the team over a year-long horizon and connect it to business-critical projects.
- Collaborate with product management, design, analytics, and engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes that multiply team effectiveness.
- Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting, and on-call support.
- Set code review and design standards and promote engineering quality through writing and technical talks.
- Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
- Participate in a required on-call rotation.
Requirements
- 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 functionality, and defining technical and execution plans.
- Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code and work from low-level language details through large-system architecture.
- Demonstrated ability to gather and iterate on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
Benefits
- Remote work from Spain, with visa sponsorship available for candidates based in Spain.
- Base pay range of €103,000–€139,000 per year.
- Monthly or flexible spending support for health, wellness, technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses.
- 100% subsidized medical coverage, plus dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
- Wellness days, competitive vacation and holiday schedules, and parental benefits.
- Learning and development programs and employee resource and community groups.
- Employee stock purchase plan and potential equity rewards.
- Reasonable accommodations and an inclusive interview experience.
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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.