Senior Backend Engineer - Search & Discovery (Remote)

Affirm; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 204,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity rewards

Monthly stipends for health and tech

100% subsidized medical, dental and视

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a senior backend engineering leader to design and drive scalable systems that power discovery, search, and shopping experiences. You will coordinate with product, design, and analytics to ensure reliable, high-performance platforms.

The role emphasizes building highly available services, mentoring teams, and shaping technical strategy for a remote-first company with global impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• 2+ years in search or related recommendation engines.
• Deliver major features with technical and execution plans.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long horizon.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics across the lifecycle.
• Advocate for scalable technical solutions and operational processes.
• Own team operations and availability with monitoring, triage, playbooks, and on-call readiness.
• Establish code review and design standards and mentor teammates.
• Develop talent by giving feedback and guidance.

Skills

Backend design

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

React

Search/Recommendations

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is seeking a senior backend engineering leader to design and drive scalable systems that power discovery, search, and shopping experiences. You will coordinate with product, design, and analytics to ensure reliable, high-performance platforms.

The role emphasizes building highly available services, mentoring teams, and shaping technical strategy for a remote-first company with global impact.