Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Identity International
Posted 19hrs ago
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Job Description
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
















