Staff Backend Engineer - Capacity Modeling (Remote)

Affirm; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Generous stipends for health and wellness

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Capacity Modeling team in Detroit. This remote-first position is responsible for setting the technical strategy, collaborating across teams, and leading project execution in backend system scalability using technologies like AWS and Python. You will be part of a culture that values quality and ownership, where talent development is key. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in backend design, development, and launching systems, and holds a related Bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Experience in highly available distributed systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure technical sustainability.
• Act as a force-multiplier through definition and advocacy of solutions.

Skills

Backend systems design

AWS

Python

Kotlin

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Autoscaling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Capacity Modeling team in Detroit. This remote-first position is responsible for setting the technical strategy, collaborating across teams, and leading project execution in backend system scalability using technologies like AWS and Python. You will be part of a culture that values quality and ownership, where talent development is key. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in backend design, development, and launching systems, and holds a related Bachelor’s degree.