Senior Backend Architect — APIs, AWS & Kubernetes Lead

Affirm; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Technology stipend

Food stipend

Lifestyle stipend

Family forming expenses stipend

Vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a backend engineering leader to own quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team. You will guide engineers through API design and implementation for enterprise merchants, collaborating with product, design, and analytics to solve complex problems while ensuring high availability.

With 4+ years in backend systems, you will drive scalable architecture using Python or Kotlin, AWS, and Kubernetes. A results-focused, collaborative approach is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years of backend experience with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building distributed systems on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team.
• Lead engineers through design and implementation of APIs for enterprise merchants.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics to solve complex technical problems.
• Maintain high system availability and reliability.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

API Design

System Architecture

Technical Leadership

Code Review

Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

MySQL

Job description

Affirm is seeking a backend engineering leader to own quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team. You will guide engineers through API design and implementation for enterprise merchants, collaborating with product, design, and analytics to solve complex problems while ensuring high availability.

With 4+ years in backend systems, you will drive scalable architecture using Python or Kotlin, AWS, and Kubernetes. A results-focused, collaborative approach is essential for success.