Senior Backend Engineer – APIs, AWS, Kubernetes, Leadership

Affirm; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; 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 seeks a backend-focused leader to own quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team. You will guide engineers through API design and implementation for enterprise merchants, ensuring scalable, reliable systems.

Collaborate with product, design, and analytics to tackle complex technical challenges and maintain high availability across critical services. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
• Proven track record of building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong communication skills.

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 teams to solve complex technical problems and maintain high system availability.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

API Design

System Architecture

Code Review

Technical Leadership

Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm seeks a backend-focused leader to own quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team. You will guide engineers through API design and implementation for enterprise merchants, ensuring scalable, reliable systems.

Collaborate with product, design, and analytics to tackle complex technical challenges and maintain high availability across critical services. Strong communication is essential.