Remote Staff Software Engineer, Storage and Replication

Summary

Join Affirm's Storage & Replication team as a Staff Software Engineer to drive the technical roadmap for our Cloud Data Warehouse, influencing strategy, designing and developing systems, innovating analytics infrastructure, collaborating with peers, improving quality standards, and building an inclusive culture.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in software engineering with 2+ years of technical leadership responsibilities
• Technical Skills: Prior experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining OLAP systems with demonstrable knowledge of online storage systems, data replication processes and cloud data warehouses
• Technical Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers with the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and influence technical decisions across teams
• Team Player: Community builder with strong network-building and collaboration skills and a strong desire to grow and mentor others
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Responsibilities

• Influence technical strategy: Collaborate with a broad range of engineering and analytics teams, leveraging your experience to develop a long term technical roadmap that meets stakeholder and growing business needs
• Design and develop: Architect and implement systems that unlock the value of our data within a secure, scalable and modern tech stack
• Innovate: Stay ahead of industry trends in analytics infrastructure, driving innovative approaches and the adoption of best practices within your team
• Collaborate: Work closely with your peers across the organization on projects that turn opportunity into results
• Improve: Contribute to the ongoing improvement of your team’s quality standards and development processes
• Build teams: Play an active role in building an inclusive and positive culture through active participation in team discourse, providing mentorship for junior team members and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

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