Responsible for setting technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale
Collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle with product management, design & analytics
Act as a force-multiplier for team through definition and advocacy of technical solutions and operational processes
Take ownership of team’s operations and availability through appropriate monitoring and triage rotations
Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards
Help develop talent on the team by providing feedback and guidance
Requirements
8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin
Extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes
Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with the global engineering team
Experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan
Ability to write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others
Benefits
Health insurance with 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle
Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
Learning & Development programs
Parental benefits
Employee Resource & Community Groups
ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
PythonKotlinbackend systemsdistributed systemshigh availabilitycode reviewdesign standardstechnical solutionsoperational processestechnical execution plan
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationteam ownershipfeedbackguidancequality cultureadvocacyforce-multipliertalent developmentverbal communication