Senior Backend Engineer — Real-Time Data Platforms

Affirm; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Spending Stipends

Flexible Time Off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm seeks an experienced backend engineering leader to drive the development and scaling of data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. You will own quarterly goals, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and design teams to solve complex technical problems.

Requirements include 4+ years in backend systems using Python or Kotlin, expertise in distributed systems and data pipelines with Spark and Airflow, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field or

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in backend systems.
• Proficiency with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with distributed systems and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and scaling of data platforms for real-time loan origination and reporting.
• Own quarterly goals and metrics for your team.
• Mentor engineers and drive code quality through reviews.
• Collaborate with product and design to solve complex technical problems.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Affirm seeks an experienced backend engineering leader to drive the development and scaling of data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. You will own quarterly goals, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and design teams to solve complex technical problems.

Requirements include 4+ years in backend systems using Python or Kotlin, expertise in distributed systems and data pipelines with Spark and Airflow, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field or