Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Affirm, Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Health and Wellness Stipends

Technology Stipend

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a senior backend leader to set the team’s technical strategy and drive the delivery of critical projects in collaboration with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners.

You will manage technical risks, ensure system availability, and establish quality and design standards while developing team members. The ideal candidate has 8+ years designing, building, and launching scalable backend systems, with hands-on experience in Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark,

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching scalable backend systems.
• Experience with highly available distributed systems and technologies such as Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.
• Equivalent practical experience or related bachelor’s degree accepted.

Responsibilities

• Set the team's technical strategy and lead delivery of critical projects.
• Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners to manage risks and trade-offs.
• Own operational readiness and system availability, establish quality and design standards, and develop team members.

Skills

Backend System Design

Python

Kotlin

Distributed Systems

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Technical Strategy

System Architecture

High Availability

Identity Decisioning

Know Your Customer

User Lifecycle Management

Operational Ownership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Set the team's technical strategy and lead delivery of critical projects, collaborating with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners to manage technical risks and trade-offs. Own operational readiness and system availability, establish quality and design standards, and develop team members through feedback and technical guidance.

Requirements:

Requires 8 or more years of experience designing, developing, and launching scalable backend systems, with experience in highly available distributed systems and technologies such as Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes. Candidates should have led major technical initiatives, write clear high-quality code, work effectively through ambiguity, and communicate well; equivalent practical experience or a related bachelor's degree is accepted.

Key Skills:

Backend System Design, Python, Kotlin, Distributed Systems, AWS, MySQL, Spark, Kubernetes, Technical Strategy, System Architecture, High Availability, Identity Decisioning, Know Your Customer (KYC), User Lifecycle Management, Operational Ownership, Cross-Functional Collaboration

Benefits:

Health Coverage, Health and Wellness Stipends, Technology Stipend, Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance