Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Loan Origination and Reporting)

Affirm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; 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 San Diego is seeking a senior backend/data platform engineer to build and scale data platforms for real-time loan origination and financial reporting.

You will lead engineers through ambiguity, drive quarterly goals, and collaborate closely with product and design teams to deliver robust, scalable systems using Spark or Airflow, AWS, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
• Expertise in distributed systems, including AWS 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 while collaborating with product and design teams.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

Distributed Systems

Data Pipelines

Batch Processing

System Design

Technical Leadership

Code Review

API Design

Scalability

Spark

Airflow

MySQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Build and scale data platforms and services for real-time loan origination and financial reporting. Lead engineers through ambiguity to deliver quarterly goals while collaborating with product and design teams.

Requirements: Requires 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin and expertise in distributed systems like AWS and Kubernetes. Must have deep experience with scalable data pipelines using Spark or Airflow.

Key Skills: Backend Development, Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, Spark, Airflow, Distributed Systems, Data Pipelines, Batch Processing, System Design, Technical Leadership, Code Review, API Design, Scalability

Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Tech Spending Stipends, Health and Wellness Stipends, Flexible Time Off, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)