Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Identity International

Posted 19hrs ago

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Staff Backend Engineer shaping Identity systems for Affirm’s global buy-now-pay-later platform. Setting technical strategy and operating highly available backend services for international expansion.

Responsibilities:

  • Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale
  • Connect technical strategy with critical, business-impacting projects
  • Collaborate with product management, design and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle
  • Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes
  • Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting and on-call efforts
  • Set code review and design standards
  • Advocate for engineering standards through writing and tech talks
  • Develop team talent through feedback, guidance and leading by example

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale
  • Experience using languages like Python or Kotlin
  • Extensive track record developing highly available distributed systems
  • Experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes
  • Experience delivering major features or system components, or deprecating existing functionality, through technical and execution plans
  • High-quality coding skills
  • Ability to work from low-level language idioms through large-system architecture
  • Demonstrated ability to gather and iterate on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate with a global engineering team

Benefits:

  • Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
  • 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
  • Generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
  • Employee stock purchase plan enabling employees to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
  • Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process