Senior Software Engineer, Backend

1 week ago


Boston, MA, United States Affirm Full time
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Powered by Affirm)

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. The Powered by Affirm (PBA) team builds the APIs and solutions that power all of Affirms integrations with Enterprise Merchants and Partners. We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end-to-end integrated solutions.

What Youll Do
  • You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
  • You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
  • You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
  • You will support the operations and availability of your teams artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting keep the lights on & on?call efforts.
  • You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
  • You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
  • You have 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
  • You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
  • You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
  • You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
  • Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
  • You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
  • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelors degree in a related field.
Compensation

Pay Grade N
Equity Grade 8
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job?related skills. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $190,000 240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $169,000 219,000

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

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe its On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco, pursuant to the San?Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los?Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Seniority Level

Mid?Senior level

Employment Type

Full?time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

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