Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Streaming) - 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

• Design and build data infrastructure systems for new Affirm products.
• Build and optimize high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines.
• Develop frameworks and services for managing loans and customer experiences.
• Support the Streaming team for various workloads.
• Improve reliability and efficiency of the Data Platform.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver streaming solutions.
• Monitor and maintain production streaming systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in building large scale production systems.
• Strong experience with Apache Kafka or similar streaming solutions.
• Experience with robust and highly available infrastructure.
• Familiarity with data platforms like Snowflake, Glue, or Databricks.
• Experience with Confluent Platform is a plus.
• Expertise in stream processing frameworks like Spark or Flink.
• Solid programming skills in Python, Java, or Kotlin.
• Experience with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
• Knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers.

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents.
• Generous stipends for technology, food, and lifestyle needs.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Employee stock purchase plan at a discount.