Software Engineer, SRE (Senior/Staff levels)
Kustomer- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)
Candidates should have 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin, 7+ years of experience in a Site Reliability or Production Engineering team, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience. They should demonstrate curiosity with empathy and strong opinions loosely held, and experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through the definition of a technical and execution plan.
The Staff Software Engineer - SRE will set technical strategy for their team on a year-long time scale, collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle, act as a force-multiplier for their team by defining technical solutions and operational processes, foster a culture of quality and ownership on their team, and help develop talent on their team by providing feedback and guidance. They will also be responsible for providing data and visibility to teams and leadership on application performance, guiding the development of SLOs, driving the Incident Management and Analysis process, steering the implementation of Change Management and Deployment practices, engaging in service and architectural conversations, and recommending observability and alerting configurations.
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.