Senior Backend Engineer - Trust & Safety (Remote, Equity)

Affirm, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity rewards

Tech setup stipends

Remote-first

Subsidized health coverage

Job summary

AffiRm is seeking a Backend Engineer to own and deliver scalable systems in a remote-friendly setup. You will collaborate with product, data science, and operations to tackle ambiguous problems and ship high-quality backend services.

You will design, implement, and operate reliable systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes, while mentoring teammates and shaping engineering standards. This remote-first role offers flexible work and equity rewards.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes.
• Experience defining a technical plan for major features with elegant, extensible design.
• Proven ability to make significant changes safely in large codebases.
• Demonstrated ownership of growth, seeking feedback from peers and managers.
• Strong written and verbal communication for collaboration with a global team.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, guiding engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics during ideation and decision-making with risk consideration.
• Identify and lead solutions for project, process, technology or business issues.

Skills

Backend design

Distributed systems

Python

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

AffiRm is seeking a Backend Engineer to own and deliver scalable systems in a remote-friendly setup. You will collaborate with product, data science, and operations to tackle ambiguous problems and ship high-quality backend services.

You will design, implement, and operate reliable systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes, while mentoring teammates and shaping engineering standards. This remote-first role offers flexible work and equity rewards.