Staff Software Engineer

🕒 February 2

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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

• Setting technical strategy for the team over a year-long time scale • Collaborating across teams in the product development lifecycle by working with product management, design & analytics • Acting as a force-multiplier through definition and advocacy of technical solutions and operational processes • Taking ownership of the team’s operations and availability, ensuring the right monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks and testing are in place • Fostering a culture of quality and ownership on the team by setting code review and design standards • Helping develop talent on the team by providing feedback and guidance

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer • Proficient in designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes • Proficient in developing web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React, React Native or Vue. • Experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan • Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team • Thriving in ambiguity and comfortable moving from low level language idioms to the architecture of large systems

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage 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 leave • Employee Resource & Community Groups • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge