Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs & Systems (ESPP)

Affirm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; 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 is seeking a senior backend leader to own quarterly goals and guide engineers through resolving complex backend problems. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to craft scalable APIs and integrated solutions for enterprise merchants.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, distributed systems expertise, and a strong focus on code quality across large codebases in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Strong technical planning and ability to maintain high code quality in large codebases.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals while leading engineers through the resolution of complex backend problems.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to design scalable APIs and integrated solutions for enterprise merchants.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

API Design

System Architecture

Code Review

Technical Leadership

Scalability

Job description

Affirm is seeking a senior backend leader to own quarterly goals and guide engineers through resolving complex backend problems. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to craft scalable APIs and integrated solutions for enterprise merchants.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, distributed systems expertise, and a strong focus on code quality across large codebases in a fast-paced environment.