[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Affirm

Role Description

This role involves working as a full stack engineer, contributing to backend, web, and mobile interfaces. You will need to gain a deep understanding of the business, product, and engineering context, and utilize that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems that Affirm customers use every day.

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team
• Lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems
• Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics
• Proactively identify project, process, technology, or business issues
• Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts
• Create and monitor metrics, escalate when needed
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team
• Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Experience in designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes
• Experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue
• Experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of significant features or system components
• Proficient at making significant changes in a large code base
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Requirements

• Write high-quality code that is easily understood and used by others
• Develop a suite of tools and practices that enable safe changes in the code base
• Take ownership of personal growth and seek feedback

Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount