Senior Software Engineer, Backend
FlexSalary not specified
- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Technology, Credit and PaymentsIndustries
Requirements
Candidates should possess at least 4 years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale utilizing languages such as Python, Kotlin, or Java. They should have a proven track record of developing highly available distributed systems leveraging technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. Proficiency in object-oriented and dynamically typed languages is required, along with the ability to synthesize complex business, product, and technical requirements to consistently produce high-quality system designs and software.
Responsibilities
The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for their team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring team support throughout delivery. They will collaborate with product management, design, and analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions considering risks and trade-offs. The role involves proactively identifying and advocating for project, process, technology, or business issues, and leading in their resolution. They will support the operations and availability of team artifacts through metrics, escalation, and on-call efforts, while fostering a culture of quality and ownership through code reviews and design standards. Additionally, they will help develop talent on the team by providing feedback and guidance, and hands-on building APIs and data models within micro-service and event-driven architectures, as well as improving the platform's extensibility, performance, and usability for global deployment and expansion.
Skills
API development
Data modeling
Microservices
Event-driven architecture
Batch processing
Performance optimization
Scalability
Code review
Design standards
Monitoring and metrics
Team leadership
Cross-functional collaboration
ML models
Data pipelines
Affirm
Provides buy now, pay later financing solutions
About Affirm
Affirm offers point-of-sale financing solutions as an alternative to traditional credit cards. It allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time through installment plans, often without hidden fees or deferred interest. Affirm partners with merchants to integrate its payment solutions into online and in-store shopping experiences, using user-friendly plugins and APIs. The company generates revenue from interest and fees on loans to consumers, as well as fees from merchants for offering its financing options. Affirm also provides a merchant dashboard for transaction processing and promotional tools to help businesses market these financing options effectively. The goal of Affirm is to empower consumers with flexible payment options while providing value to merchants in the e-commerce and retail markets.
Key Metrics
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,113.8MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees