Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs for Merchants

Affirm; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 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, based in Madison, WI, is seeking a backend engineer to own and drive quarterly goals for the Powered by Affic team. You will lead engineers through design and implementation of enterprise APIs, ensuring robust, scalable systems.

Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to tackle complex problems and maintain high availability across distributed services. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, with 4+ years of backend experience in Python or Kotlin.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by Affic team, leading 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 Planning

Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Affirm, based in Madison, WI, is seeking a backend engineer to own and drive quarterly goals for the Powered by Affic team. You will lead engineers through design and implementation of enterprise APIs, ensuring robust, scalable systems.

Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to tackle complex problems and maintain high availability across distributed services. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, with 4+ years of backend experience in Python or Kotlin.