Senior Data Platform Engineer - Real-Time FinTech Pipelines

Affirm; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Tech Spending Stipends

Health and Wellness Stipends

Flexible Time Off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm in Las Vegas seeks a seasoned backend engineer to build and scale data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. You will lead engineers through ambiguity, guiding architectural decisions and delivering quarterly goals in collaboration with product and design teams.

You will own the stack from API design to data pipelines, using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, Spark or Airflow, ensuring scalable, reliable systems.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
• Expertise in distributed systems with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Deep experience with scalable data pipelines using Spark or Airflow.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale data platforms and services for real-time loan origination and financial reporting.
• Lead engineers through ambiguity to deliver quarterly goals.
• Collaborate with product and design teams on technical constraints.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

Distributed Systems

Data Pipelines

Batch Processing

System Design

Code Review

Technical Leadership

API Design

Scalability

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Affirm in Las Vegas seeks a seasoned backend engineer to build and scale data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. You will lead engineers through ambiguity, guiding architectural decisions and delivering quarterly goals in collaboration with product and design teams.

You will own the stack from API design to data pipelines, using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, Spark or Airflow, ensuring scalable, reliable systems.