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

Summary

Affirm is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead impactful projects on the Fraud team within the Trust and Safety Department. The engineer will build tools and systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, communicate effectively, mentor engineers, conduct evaluations, and develop technical content for interviews.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership exposure and experience mentoring junior engineers
• Expert at synthesizing complex business, product, and technical requirements to consistently produce high quality system designs and software
• A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be proficient in asynchronous communication – written tech specs, RFCs, project plans, etc
• Excellent project management skills – high degree of organization and ability to surface critical information effectively
• Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, ML, Analytics and Business teams
• Python/Kotlin development experience
• Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers

Responsibilities

• Lead impactful projects and initiatives on the Fraud team within the Trust and Safety Department
• Build tools and systems that empower Affirm's fraud fighting capabilities
• Partner cross-functionally with product and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into scalable and robust solutions
• Effectively communicate with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders to create a common understanding and enable effective decision-making
• Review others’ work and provide constructive feedback in order to maintain high and consistent quality standards across teams
• Lead and mentor engineers to help them succeed and grow

Benefits

• Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of health care coverage for you and your dependents
• Generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount