Distinguished Software Engineer, Architecture (Infrastructure)

Affirm; Myrtle Point (OR); Remote; USD 300,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in Myrtle Point, Oregon is seeking a Senior Technical Leader to drive the infrastructure's long-term vision and architect scalable systems. The ideal candidate has over 15 years of software engineering experience and strong expertise in cloud-native infrastructure, specifically AWS. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, with a flexible remote work option.

Benefits

Salary up to $375,000 per year

Opportunity for equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible remote work environment

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven success leading infrastructure for large-scale systems.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term technical vision for Infrastructure.
• Lead architectural strategy and roadmap definition.
• Define and uphold standards for infrastructure design.

Skills

Software engineering

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud-native infrastructure

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

Overview

Employer Industry: Fintech

Why consider this job opportunity

• Salary up to $375,000 per year
• Opportunity for equity rewards and monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending
• Comprehensive benefits package, including 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible remote work environment, allowing you to work from almost anywhere in the U.S.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules to encourage work-life balance
• Chance to lead and mentor a team in a dynamic and innovative company

What to Expect (Job Responsibilities)

• Drive the long-term technical vision for the employer’s Infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and developer empowerment
• Lead architectural strategy and roadmap definition in collaboration with domain tech leads and the broader Architecture Group
• Champion patterns and platforms that maximize developer productivity and system resilience
• Define and uphold standards for infrastructure design, operational excellence, and quality
• Mentor and grow a bench of individual contributor technical leaders across multiple infrastructure domains

What is Required (Qualifications)

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with prior technical leadership roles
• Proven success leading infrastructure architecture for large-scale, distributed systems
• Deep expertise in at least two of the following domains: developer productivity, reliability engineering, data & storage, online services
• Strong hands-on knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP), with AWS expertise preferred
• Ability to define and execute long-term infrastructure roadmaps that accelerate developer velocity and system resilience

How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in fintech or consumer-facing systems
• JVM experience at scale
• Track record of mentoring and developing senior individual contributors and technical leaders
• Effective communicator, capable of engaging both engineers and executives to drive alignment and clarity
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

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