Senior Backend Engineer – APIs & Distributed Systems Lead

Affirm

Boulder (CO)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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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 in Boulder, CO is seeking an experienced backend engineer to own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team, guiding engineers through designing and implementing APIs for enterprise merchants. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to solve complex problems and maintain high system availability.

Requirements include 4+ years in backend systems with Python or Kotlin, and a track record of building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, plus a

Qualifications

Requires 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
Track record of building distributed systems with AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

Own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team.
Design and implement APIs for enterprise merchants with engineers.
Collaborate with product, design and analytics to solve complex problems and maintain high system availability.

Skills

Backend Development

Distributed Systems

API Design

Technical Leadership

Code Review

System Architecture

Scalability

Product Development Lifecycle

Communication Skills

Education

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

Tools

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Requirements include 4+ years in backend systems with Python or Kotlin, and a track record of building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, plus a

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