Senior Software Engineer, Experimentation Platform

September 18

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Affirm

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Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Affirm is a financial technology company that offers a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' service, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay for them over time with flexible payment plans. Affirm eliminates hidden fees and compound interest, providing clear terms and conditions for its users. The company also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows users to request to pay over time for larger purchases or pay in full for smaller ones. Affirm partners with various retailers across multiple categories, including electronics, apparel, and travel, providing customers with the convenience of paying over time at checkout both online and in physical stores. Affirm's services are integrated with Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments seamlessly from their iPhone or iPad.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

📋 Description

• Empower Affirm to make data-driven decisions and enable safe rollouts through Feature Flags and controlled Experiments • Build the APIs, systems, and workflows that allow engineers to target, ramp, and measure changes • Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems • Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics and participating in ideation and technical decision-making • Proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues and lead in solving them • Support operations and availability by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting on-call efforts • Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards and advocating through writing and tech talks • Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance and leading by example

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin • Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes • Experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design • Write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others • Proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely • Take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders • Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents (medical, dental and vision) • Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending • Equity rewards • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules • Remote-first work with flexibility to work almost anywhere within the country of employment