Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Platform Engineering - 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. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure Platform Engineering team, ensuring the reliability, availability, and operational efficiency of Affirm’s distributed systems.

In Short

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics.
• Identify and advocate for project, process, technology, or business issues.
• Create and monitor metrics for team’s artifacts.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team.
• Develop talent on your team through feedback and guidance.
• Design, develop, and launch backend systems at scale.
• Ensure high availability and resilience of critical services.
• Automate operational tasks and deployments.
• Partner with various teams to meet high operational standards.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience with Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Experience shipping web apps using React or Vue.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in making significant changes in a large code base.
• Experience with incident response strategies and post-mortem analysis.
• Ability to define a technical plan for significant features.
• Experience with operational tooling and service scaling strategies.
• Ability to automate operational tasks and scaling strategies.
• Ownership of personal growth and seeking feedback.

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle.
• Wellness days to recharge.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Parental leave.
• Employee Resource & Community Groups.
• Creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy.