Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Mesh Traffic

Affirm; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm in New York, New York is hiring a Backend Engineer to deliver quarterly goals, ensuring robust backend systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, and Kubernetes. The role emphasizes collaboration with product management and peer engineers on complex projects. Ideal candidates have 4+ years experience in backend development and excellent communication skills. This remote-first position provides a flexible work environment along with comprehensive health coverage and competitive compensation, including equity rewards.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
• Track record of developing highly available distributed systems.
• Experience defining technical plans for significant feature deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team.
• Collaborate with product management and peers in the product development lifecycle.
• Proactively identify and advocate for solutions to project or business issues.

Skills

Backend systems development

Python or Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Cloud-native distributed infrastructure

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Affirm in New York, New York is hiring a Backend Engineer to deliver quarterly goals, ensuring robust backend systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, and Kubernetes. The role emphasizes collaboration with product management and peer engineers on complex projects. Ideal candidates have 4+ years experience in backend development and excellent communication skills. This remote-first position provides a flexible work environment along with comprehensive health coverage and competitive compensation, including equity rewards.