Senior Backend Engineer – Scale & Distributed Systems (Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Monthly tech spending stipend

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a backend engineer on Consumer Engineering to own and deliver quarterly goals, lead engineers, and collaborate across product, design, and analytics. You will identify issues, monitor metrics, and contribute to a culture of quality and ownership.

Remote-first with flexible in-person onboarding within the U.S. helps you grow and ship at scale. You will design and implement highly available systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, and drive safe,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience with Python or Kotlin and building highly available distributed systems.
• Proven ability to own and deliver features with clear plans and safe large changes.
• Strong verbal and written communication for global collaboration.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team and guide engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics in ideation and planning.
• Identify and lead solving project, process or technology issues.
• Maintain team artifacts with metrics and support on-call efforts.
• Set and uphold code review and design standards across teams.
• Mentor teammates and lead by example.

Skills

Python or Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Code quality

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a backend engineer on Consumer Engineering to own and deliver quarterly goals, lead engineers, and collaborate across product, design, and analytics. You will identify issues, monitor metrics, and contribute to a culture of quality and ownership.

Remote-first with flexible in-person onboarding within the U.S. helps you grow and ship at scale. You will design and implement highly available systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, and drive safe,