Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Affirm

Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Affirm Title: Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Member Data) All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description. Location: Remote US 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 looking for a Senior Engineer to write high-quality code that can be easily understood and leveraged by others in the Identity Engineering team. Provide technical leadership in a particular area and actively contribute to technical discussions, work on experiments to safely & securely identify consumers with low friction, with novel data and logic via data-driven and iterative approaches to increase user conversion rates. The mission of the Identity team is to enable and support the growth of Affirm's consumer network and partner network along with our product suites, by providing seamless and delightful product experiences while managing reputational and compliance risks. What You'll Do Design and write high quality code to increase Identity users conversion rates. Provide technical leadership in a particular area and actively contribute to technical discussions. Work with and guide engineers on detailed project definition, design, technical specification, cross-functional alignment, task break-down, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance. Build relationships and drive coordination across engineering, partner organizations, and other disciplines, helping get to positive outcomes. Proactively communicate and coordinate team's requirements with other groups and teams in engineering. Mentor less-experienced members of the team by helping them with code review, setting up best coding practices, providing guidance, and setting a good example. What We Look For 4+ years of experience as a software engineer Strong engineering experience building, launching, coding and maintaining complex systems Experience with Python Experience with cloud service providers such as AWS Experience with data frameworks such as Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes and Airflow Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, ML, Analytics and Business teams. Excellent written and oral communication skills including the capability to drive requirements with product and engineering teams and to present technical concepts and results in an audience-appropriate way Ability to work efficiently both solo and as part of a team; willingness to learn new things and mentor others Pay Grade - USA 30 Employees new to Affirm or promoted into a new role, typically begin in the min to mid range. USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: Min: $162,400 Mid: $203,000 Max: $243,500 USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: Min: $146,100 Mid: $182,700 Max: $219,200 #LI-Remote Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities. We're extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include: Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount We believe It's On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-01-23