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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 ambiguity to solve open-ended problems and support the team throughout 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 • Create and monitor metrics supporting operations and availability of team artifacts • Escalate issues and support keep-the-lights-on and on-call efforts • Set and improve code review and design standards • Advocate for engineering standards through writing and tech talks • Develop talent by providing feedback and guidance and leading by example • Design and build backend systems supporting millisecond transaction processing, ledgering, and reconciliation for Affirm's transparent credit-card products

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer • Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale • Experience with technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes • Experience shipping front-end applications • Experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components • Ability to create elegant, simple, extensible designs • Ability to write high-quality, maintainable code • Proficiency making significant changes in large codebases safely • Experience developing tools and practices that support safe changes • Demonstrated ownership of professional growth and proactive feedback-seeking • Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team

🏖️ Benefits

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending • 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your 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 • Health care coverage with all premiums covered for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents • Generous stipends for Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules • ESPP enabling employees to buy shares of Affirm at a discount • Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process