Senior Software Engineer (Identity Decisioning)

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is transforming the credit landscape by making it more transparent and consumer-friendly. As a key player in the Identity Engineering team, you'll own and deliver high-availability backend systems that enhance the onboarding and authentication processes for users. You'll lead a talented group of engineers, navigate complex challenges, and foster a culture of quality and ownership. With a commitment to remote work, this role offers flexibility while ensuring impactful contributions to the company's mission. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to revolutionizing the financial experience for consumers.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in backend systems design and development.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers to solve open-ended problems and deliver goals.
• Collaborate with product management and design teams.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code Review

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Distributed Systems

Backend Systems

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

Identity Engineering owns the systems responsible for onboarding all consumers and managing their authentication and verification journeys across Affirm’s product surfaces. In this role, you will need to gain a deep understanding of the business, product and engineering context, and utilize that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems on the critical paths for all of our products.

What You'll Do

1. You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
2. You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
3. You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
4. You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
5. You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
6. You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.

What We Look For

1. You have 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
2. You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
3. You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
4. You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
5. Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
6. You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
7. This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Pay Grade - N
Equity Grade - 06

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

CAN base pay range per year: $150,000 - $200,000

Location - Remote Canada
#LI-Remote

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.