Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform Reliability) - Remote

Overview

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

In Short

• Join the Infrastructure Platform Engineering team at Affirm.
• Focus on the reliability, availability, and operational efficiency of distributed systems.
• Work on proactive failure mitigation and operational tooling.
• Lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics.
• Support operations and availability by creating and monitoring metrics.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership within the team.
• Participate in on-call rotation as required.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer required.
• Experience with backend systems at scale technologies like Python and AWS.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL.
• Experience with Kubernetes for cloud orchestration.
• Ability to ensure high availability and resilience of services.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration.
• Experience with observability and incident response.
• Proficient in web apps using React or Vue.
• Experience in automating operational tasks and deployments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead projects.
• Willingness to give and receive feedback effectively.

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle.
• Wellness days to recharge.
• Learning and Development programs.
• Parental benefits.