Affirm is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer, Backend in United States

Summary

Affirm is seeking a Senior Engineer to write high-quality code, provide technical leadership, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to increase Identity users conversion rates. The engineer will design and build complex systems using Python and cloud services like AWS, as well as mentor less-experienced team members. Candidates must have 4+ years of software engineering experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for working with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Strong engineering experience building, launching, coding and maintaining complex systems
• Experience with Python
• Experience with cloud service providers such as AWS
• Experience with data frameworks such as Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes and Airflow

Responsibilities

• Design and write high quality code to increase Identity users conversion rates
• Provide technical leadership in a particular area and actively contribute to technical discussions
• Work with and guide engineers on detailed project definition, design, technical specification, cross-functional alignment, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance
• Build relationships and drive coordination across engineering, partner organizations, and other disciplines, helping get to positive outcomes
• Proactively communicate and coordinate team’s requirements with other groups and teams in engineering
• Mentor less-experienced members of the team by helping them with code review, setting up best coding practices , providing guidance, and setting a good example

Preferred Qualifications

Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, ML,Analytics and Business teams

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