Backend Engineer I - Collections Platform (Remote)

Affirm; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 53,496 - 79,849; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Equity rewards

Flexible Spending Wallets

Away Days

Learning & Development

Parental benefits

Job summary

Affirm is looking for a highly motivated software engineer to build the next generation platform solutions that will manage our growing volume while maintaining high availability and reliability. You will work closely with the Collections team, product managers and other engineering groups to design and implement robust back-end systems.

In this role you will apply your experience designing, developing and launching backend services at scale using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes, and

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Proficiency with Python or Kotlin and distributed systems.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and contribute to code reviews.

Responsibilities

• With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals.
• You will work collaboratively and proactively with your team and stakeholders, bringing them along for your work and helping to create visibility and dialog regarding the risks and trade-offs related to your work.
• You will strike the right balance of speed and quality in your work, ensuring that we hit our business goals while protecting our systems from downtime.
• You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is looking for a highly motivated software engineer to build the next generation platform solutions that will manage our growing volume while maintaining high availability and reliability. You will work closely with the Collections team, product managers and other engineering groups to design and implement robust back-end systems.

In this role you will apply your experience designing, developing and launching backend services at scale using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes, and