Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Qualified.com$230,000 - $260,000/year
- Full Time
- Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Fintech, Cloud ComputingIndustries
Requirements
Candidates should have an extensive track record of developing and deploying highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS and Kubernetes, along with excellent troubleshooting skills on cloud and distributed systems. They should also have experience automating deployments using Kubernetes and delivering major features or deprecating existing functionality through a defined technical plan, writing high-quality, easily understandable code. Furthermore, candidates should thrive in ambiguity and be comfortable with both low-level and architectural understanding, demonstrating mastery in gathering and iterating on feedback from peers.
Responsibilities
The Staff Software Engineer will be responsible for setting technical strategy for their team on a year-long time scale, collaborating with product management, design, and analytics to ensure technical sustainability and manage risks and trade-offs. They will act as a force-multiplier for their team by defining technical solutions and operational processes, taking ownership of team operations and availability through monitoring, triage, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting. Additionally, they will foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards, advocating for them, and helping develop talent on their team through feedback and guidance. Finally, they will participate in an on-call rotation and contribute to the stability and efficiency of Affirm’s entire engineering organization.
Skills
Kubernetes
Cloud Infrastructure
Automation
Observability
Operational Excellence
Scalability
Reliability
Monitoring
Distributed Systems
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.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,113.8MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees