Senior Backend Engineer — AWS, APIs & Distributed Systems

Affirm; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Technology Stipend

Food Stipend

Lifestyle Stipend

Family Forming Expenses Stipend

Vacation

Holiday Schedules

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking to own and deliver quarterly goals by leading engineers through the development of APIs and solutions for enterprise merchant integrations. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to solve complex technical problems and maintain high system availability.

The role focuses on building scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin on AWS, with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and strong communication for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend experience with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building distributed systems on AWS.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers to deliver APIs and solutions for enterprise merchant integrations.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams on complex technical problems.
• Ensure high system availability and reliability.

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 practical experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is seeking to own and deliver quarterly goals by leading engineers through the development of APIs and solutions for enterprise merchant integrations. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to solve complex technical problems and maintain high system availability.

The role focuses on building scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin on AWS, with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and strong communication for global collaboration.