Senior Software Engineer, Backend (PBA - Growth)

Affirm; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Technology Stipend

Food Stipend

Lifestyle Stipend

Family Forming Expenses Stipend

Vacation

Holiday Schedules

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking to own and deliver quarterly goals by leading engineers through the development of APIs and solutions for enterprise merchant integrations. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to solve complex technical problems and maintain high system availability.

The role focuses on building scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin on AWS, with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and strong communication for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend experience with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building distributed systems on AWS.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers to deliver APIs and solutions for enterprise merchant integrations.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams on complex technical problems.
• Ensure high system availability and reliability.

Skills

Backend Development

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

API Design

System Architecture

Code Review

Technical Planning

Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Own and deliver quarterly goals by leading engineers through the development of APIs and solutions for enterprise merchant integrations. Collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to solve complex technical problems and maintain high 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. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience and strong communication skills for global collaboration.

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
• Holiday Schedules
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan