Senior Real-Time Data Platforms Engineer

Affirm; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build and scale data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. You will lead engineers through technical ambiguities and collaborate with product and design teams to achieve quarterly goals.

The role emphasizes strong experience in Python or Kotlin, AWS, Kubernetes, and Spark/Airflow, with a focus on scalable data pipelines and system design. Join a high-impact engineering team driving financial tech innovation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend experience with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with distributed systems including AWS and Kubernetes.
• Deep experience building scalable data pipelines with Spark or Airflow.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale data platforms and services for real-time loan origination and financial reporting.
• Lead engineers through technical ambiguity while collaborating with product and design teams to deliver quarterly goals.
• Mentor juniors, perform code reviews, and shape system design decisions.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Spark

Airflow

Distributed Systems

Data Pipelines

Batch Processing

System Design

Code Review

Technical Leadership

API Design

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build and scale data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. You will lead engineers through technical ambiguities and collaborate with product and design teams to achieve quarterly goals.

The role emphasizes strong experience in Python or Kotlin, AWS, Kubernetes, and Spark/Airflow, with a focus on scalable data pipelines and system design. Join a high-impact engineering team driving financial tech innovation.