Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Comms Platform)

Affirm; España; A distancia; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading technology company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on their Comms Platform remotely in Spain. The role involves leading a team to develop backend systems using Python or Kotlin, and ensuring high availability of services. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in backend development and strong communication skills. Comprehensive benefits and equity options included.

Servicios

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle

Employee Resource & Community Groups

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Formación

• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience with highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers and solving problems.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Identify project, process, technology or business issues and advocate for solutions.

Conocimientos

Backend system design

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience

Descripción del empleo

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Comms Platform)

Remote Spain

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

The Comms Platform team is responsible for managing critical services that are essential to the success and sustainability of our organization. In simple terms, we handle transactional communication send-outs to our customers via email, SMS, and push notifications. These services demand attention to detail, proactive maintenance, and swift response times to ensure seamless operations.

Our recent high-priority initiatives include re-architecture/platform modernization, high availability and internationalization efforts; these are vital for our organization's growth and competitiveness in the market. These initiatives require dedicated expertise and resources to execute efficiently and effectively. Without adequate capacity, we risk delays, reduced quality, and missed opportunities to achieve key strategic objectives; but most important - our Customers deserve always on time and high quality comms!

What You'll Do

• You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
• You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” and on-call efforts.
• You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
• You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
• On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement.

What We Look For

• You have 5+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• You are 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.
• Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
• You have 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.

Base Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - 4

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

Additional benefits include:

• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Employee Resource & Community Groups

Location - Remote Spain

We are able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, but do require that someone is based in Spain for the role.

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

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