Senior Backend Engineer – APIs & Distributed Systems Lead

Affirm; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

FSA Wallets

Tech stipend

Food stipend

Lifestyle stipend

Family expenses

Vacation & holidays

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a senior backend engineer to own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by affirm team, guiding engineers through the design and implementation of APIs for enterprise merchants. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to solve complex technical problems and maintain high system availability.

This role requires building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, with 4+ years of backend experience in Python or Kotlin, and a Bachelor’s degree or

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend experience in Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, 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 and maintain high system availability.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

API Design

System Architecture

Code Review

Technical Planning

Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is seeking a senior backend engineer to own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by affirm team, guiding engineers through the design and implementation of APIs for enterprise merchants. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to solve complex technical problems and maintain high system availability.

This role requires building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, with 4+ years of backend experience in Python or Kotlin, and a Bachelor’s degree or