Staff Backend Engineer - Capacity Modeling (Remote)

Affirm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a skilled backend engineer to join their Capacity Modeling team in San Diego. The role includes setting technical strategies, collaborating across teams, and taking ownership of team operations. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in designing large-scale backend systems using Python or Kotlin, and experience in cloud environments like AWS. Affirm is a remote-first company offering a salary range of $225,000 to $275,000 for California, along with various employee benefits and stipends.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems.
• Experience supporting sales events like Prime Day and Black Friday.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale.
• Collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle.
• Take ownership of team operations and availability.

Skills

Backend systems design

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Scalability

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Affirm is seeking a skilled backend engineer to join their Capacity Modeling team in San Diego. The role includes setting technical strategies, collaborating across teams, and taking ownership of team operations. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in designing large-scale backend systems using Python or Kotlin, and experience in cloud environments like AWS. Affirm is a remote-first company offering a salary range of $225,000 to $275,000 for California, along with various employee benefits and stipends.