Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Load Testing)

Affirm; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 232,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead capacity management and load testing initiatives. This role involves setting technical strategies, collaborating with engineering teams, and championing innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in load testing for high-traffic applications and a strong ability to mentor junior engineers. Join a forward-thinking company committed to delivering honest financial products while enjoying a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits in a remote-first environment.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience required.
• Experience in Fintech and Retail industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for capacity planning and load testing.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on service load management.
• Promote innovation and develop new technologies.

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)

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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.
• Excited about both our mission to deliver honest financial products and to do it by building a meritocracy.
  
  

Base Pay Grade - R

Equity Grade - 15

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.

Benefits

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.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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