Senior Backend Engineer, Traffic Mesh (Remote)

Affirm; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 169,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an experienced backend system engineer to join our St. Louis team. You will own and deliver quarterly goals, guiding your peers through complex issues while collaborating with product management and design. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in backend development, particularly with Python or Kotlin, and is skilled in technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. Affirm values remote work and offers excellent benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and flexibility in working locations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in backend systems design, development, and launching.
• Experience with highly available distributed systems and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Proficient in developing tools and practices for maintaining a large code base.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the product development lifecycle.
• Proactively identify and solve project or technology issues.
• Support operations and availability of team artifacts through metrics.

Skills

Backend system design and development

Python or Kotlin

AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes

Networking infrastructure

Code review and design standards

Strong verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced backend system engineer to join our St. Louis team. You will own and deliver quarterly goals, guiding your peers through complex issues while collaborating with product management and design. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in backend development, particularly with Python or Kotlin, and is skilled in technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. Affirm values remote work and offers excellent benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and flexibility in working locations.