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Affirm

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

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.

📋 Description

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for the team • Lead engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problems and support delivery • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle • Participate in ideation, articulate technical constraints, and partner on risk and trade-off decisions • Identify and lead resolution of project, process, technology, and business issues • Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting, and on-call efforts • Set or improve code review and design standards and advocate for them through writing and tech talks • Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example • Participate in a required on-call rotation • Define long-term technical strategy and build performant, accessible user experiences impacting conversion, retention, and growth

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale • Experience with Python or Kotlin • Track record developing highly available distributed systems • Experience with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes • Ability to define technical plans for significant features or system components • Elegant, simple, and extensible system design • Ability to write high-quality, understandable code • Proficiency making significant changes in large codebases safely • Experience developing tools and practices for safe codebase changes • Proactive ownership of professional growth and feedback-seeking • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

🏖️ Benefits

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents • Dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents • Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle • Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge • Learning & Development programs • Parental benefits • Employee Resource & Community Groups • Creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount • Equity rewards may be offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc.