Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Load Testing)

Affirm; Mississippi; Remote; USD 232,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to enhance load testing and capacity management capabilities. This role involves setting the technical strategy, collaborating with engineering teams, and championing innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in load testing and capacity planning, particularly in high-traffic environments. This position offers the flexibility of remote work, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package. Join a forward-thinking company that prioritizes its employees and fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Generous vacation and holiday schedules

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on load testing.
• Proven track record in leading complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for capacity planning and load testing capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand service load and develop models.

Skills

Load Testing

Capacity Planning

Cluster Management

Software Engineering

Collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Load Testing)

Remote US

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.

At Affirm, we’ve been very successful in our mission in delivering honest financial products that improve lives. In order to further this mission as we scale, we are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer focused on developing world class capacity management and load testing capabilities for Affirm.

What You’ll Do:

• Set the technical strategy for the next generation of capacity planning and load testing capabilities and practices at Affirm.
• Collaborate with the broader engineering organization to understand service load: from day to day operations to peak events. Then develop and rollout next generation capacity models and load testing frameworks.
• Champion innovative, scalable, and delightful solutions across the engineering organization.
• Promote a strong culture of innovation, drive evaluation, development and roll out of new technologies/frameworks. Actively research, brainstorm, prototype, and present ideas.

This role requires an engineer who can work at multiple levels: effectively convey a clear vision, influence senior leadership to focus on strategic investments, and lead fellow engineers to achieve impactful results.

What We Look For:

• Has been responsible for load testing or capacity planning at an organization with millions of users and uneven/seasonal traffic.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing cluster management, and load testing at scale.
• Successful track record leading and delivering multi-quarter, highly complex engineering infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully collaborate with other senior staff engineers and architects across many teams.
• Exceptional leader who can mentor high potential engineers earlier in their career.
• Detail oriented individual who has strong opinions on the technologies being developed by their team and is fully immersed in day to day execution and delivery.
• Strong communicator who effectively lays out their technical strategy to their engineering organization.
• 12+ years software engineering experience.
• Experience with Fintech and Retail industries for both B2C and B2B (merchants/affiliates) is a plus.

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.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $260,000 - $310,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $232,000 - $282,000

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.

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• 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.