Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Identity Decisioning

🕒 September 28

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $204k - $290k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🔙 Backend Engineer

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First seen by Remote Rocketship September 28

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Affirm

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

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long timescale • Connect team strategy with critical, business-impacting projects • Collaborate with product management, design and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle • Ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are understood and managed • Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes • Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing and alerting • Support keep-the-lights-on and on-call efforts • Establish code review and design standards • Advocate for engineering standards through writing and tech talks • Develop team talent through feedback, guidance and leading by example

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin • Extensive experience developing highly available distributed systems • Experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes • Experience delivering major features or system components, or deprecating existing functionality, through technical and execution plans • Ability to write high-quality, readable code • Ability to work from low-level language idioms through large-system architecture • Demonstrated growth and impact through gathering and iterating on peer feedback • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity rewards • 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 time off • Generous holiday calendars • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted Affirm stock • In-person onboarding experience • Inclusive interview process and accommodations for candidates with disabilities

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