Senior Remote Backend Lead (Python/Kotlin)

Affirm

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 200,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employees & depend
ESPP
Flexible time off
Monthly stipends

Job summary

Affirm, a remote-first company in the United States, seeks engineers to own backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to balance trade-offs and manage risks while delivering quarterly goals.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years building backend infrastructure, experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Spark, and an ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-moving environment that offers health coverage, stipends, and ESPP.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years building backend systems at scale.
  • Experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes and Spark.
  • Remote-first company culture and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and analytics on trade-offs and risks.

Skills

Backend systems
Python or Kotlin
AWS
MySQL
Kubernetes
Spark

Job description

Affirm, a remote-first company in the United States, seeks engineers to own backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to balance trade-offs and manage risks while delivering quarterly goals.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years building backend infrastructure, experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Spark, and an ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-moving environment that offers health coverage, stipends, and ESPP.

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