Lead Backend Engineer - Marketplace Monetization

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Tech stipend

Wellness stipend

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides transparent, flexible payment solutions, allowing consumers to pay over time without hidden fees. The company is remote-first and values inclusivity, offering competitive benefits and a collaborative culture.

We are seeking a senior leader to set the technical direction for a high-scale backend team, partnering with product, design, and analytics to balance risk, quality, and delivery across monetization artifacts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building backend systems at scale.
• Experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark, Kubernetes and React.
• 2+ years working in Ad Tech or related platforms.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics to manage risks and trade-offs.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership through code review and design standards.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Code reviews

Tools

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

React

Job description

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides transparent, flexible payment solutions, allowing consumers to pay over time without hidden fees. The company is remote-first and values inclusivity, offering competitive benefits and a collaborative culture.

We are seeking a senior leader to set the technical direction for a high-scale backend team, partnering with product, design, and analytics to balance risk, quality, and delivery across monetization artifacts.