Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Observability) (Fully Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible time off

Monthly stipends

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is a remote-first financial technology company delivering transparent pay-over-time solutions.

We seek a senior backend engineer to own the telemetry pipeline architecture, ensuring reliability, performance, and cost efficiency at 200+ TB/day, on AWS and Kubernetes. You will guide observability, influence agentic development, and mentor a team of six engineers, shaping the future of our telemetry and distributed systems across the platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in backend systems at scale with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building high-volume telemetry systems.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry, Kafka, and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Own the telemetry pipeline architecture balancing reliability, performance, and cost.
• Mentor a team of six engineers and guide observability initiatives.

Skills

Backend systems

Python or Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS

Kubernetes

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Kafka

Terraform

Job description

• Own the telemetry pipeline architecture, balancing reliability, performance, and cost at 200+ TB/day.
• Guide observability in agentic development and mentor a team of six engineers.

You:

• 8+ years in backend systems at scale with Python or Kotlin, and distributed systems on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Experience building high-volume telemetry systems with OpenTelemetry, Kafka, and Terraform.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents.
• Flexible time off, monthly stipends, and ESPP.

Affirm

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides a clear, predictable way to pay over time. It is a remote-first company with a focus on care, transparency, and flexibility for its employees.