Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Flex- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Candidates should possess a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals and fluency in a dynamically typed language, primarily Python, with experience building real-time distributed web services and developing systems in web application frameworks. They should also have experience implementing highly available data storage and a background in building large-scale distributed systems.
The Senior Staff Software Engineer will build a multi-year technical strategy for the Discovery domain, partnering with the architecture team to guide architectural choices and influence product decisions. They will design, implement, and extend core platform services and APIs, architect and build data-processing pipelines, create 3rd party developer APIs and tools, analyze and debug performance issues, and plan, design, and build core platform software and systems to scale with increasing users and requirements.
Provides buy now, pay later financing solutions
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.