Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs (Remote)

Affirm; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

ESPP - Employee stock purchase plan

Time off - generous vacation/Holidays

Flexible Spending Wallets

Job summary

Affirm is hiring for a Backend Engineering leadership role. You will own quarterly objectives, lead engineers through ambiguity, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to deliver impactful features. You will drive operational excellence, keep systems reliable, and shape code quality standards across teams.

The role requires 4+ years building backend systems at scale with Python or Kotlin, and experience with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is expected.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience with Python or Kotlin and distributed architectures.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own quarterly goals for your team and guide engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics across the lifecycle.
• Identify and lead solving project, process, and tech issues.
• Maintain metrics and support on-call operations.
• Promote code quality and design standards across teams.

Skills

Backend design

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code quality

Own growth

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is hiring for a Backend Engineering leadership role. You will own quarterly objectives, lead engineers through ambiguity, and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to deliver impactful features. You will drive operational excellence, keep systems reliable, and shape code quality standards across teams.

The role requires 4+ years building backend systems at scale with Python or Kotlin, and experience with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is expected.