Senior Software Engineer, Backend (PBA - Growth)

Affirm; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Technology stipend

Food stipend

Lifestyle stipend

Family forming expenses stipend

Vacation and holiday schedules

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a backend engineer to own quarterly goals for the Powered by Affirm team, guiding engineers through design and implementation of APIs for enterprise merchants.

You will collaborate with product and design teams to solve complex technical problems while upholding high standards for code quality and system availability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in backend systems with Python or Kotlin.
• Proven experience building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by Aff… team and lead engineers through API design and implementation for enterprise merchants.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to solve complex technical problems while maintaining high standards for code quality and system availability.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

API Design

System Architecture

Code Review

Technical Planning

Scalability

Job description

Own and deliver quarterly goals for the Powered by Aff… team, leading engineers through the design and implementation of APIs for enterprise merchants. Collaborate with product and design teams to solve complex technical problems while maintaining high standards for code quality and system availability.

Requirements: Requires 4+ years of experience in backend systems using Python or Kotlin, with a proven track record of building distributed systems on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to design extensible, high-availability system components.

Key Skills: Backend Development, Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, API Design, System Architecture, Code Review, Technical Planning, Scalability

Benefits: Health care coverage, Flexible Spending Wallets, Technology stipend, Food stipend, Lifestyle stipend, Family forming expenses stipend, Vacation and holiday schedules, Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)