Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Affirm, Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health And Wellness Stipends

Technology Stipend

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. in Nashville seeks a seasoned technical leader to set the team’s strategy and drive delivery of critical backend initiatives. You will collaborate with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners to ensure scalable, reliable systems.

You will own reliability and quality standards while mentoring engineers to grow technically and professionally in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Requires 8 or more 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.
• Candidates should have led major technical initiatives, write clear high-quality code, adapt to ambiguity, and communicate effectively; equivalent practical experience or a related bachelor's degree is accepted.

Responsibilities

• Set the team's technical strategy and lead delivery of critical projects, collaborating with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners.
• Own operational reliability and quality standards, and develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and technical leadership.

Skills

Backend System Design

Python

Kotlin

Distributed Systems

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Technical Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Spark

AWS

MySQL

Python

Kotlin

Job description

Set the team's technical strategy and lead delivery of critical projects, collaborating with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners. Own operational reliability and quality standards, and develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and technical leadership.

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, adapt to ambiguity, and communicate effectively; equivalent practical experience or a related bachelor's degree is accepted.

Key Skills

Backend System Design, Python, Kotlin, Distributed Systems, AWS, MySQL, Spark, Kubernetes, Identity Decisioning, Know Your Customer (KYC), User Lifecycle Management, Technical Strategy, System Availability, Monitoring And Alerting, Code Review, Cross-Functional Collaboration

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health And Wellness Stipends
• Technology Stipend
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan