Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend (CI/CD)

Description:

• Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, allowing consumers to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.
• The Developer Productivity team aims to simplify and accelerate software development across the company, supporting over 900 engineers in a hypergrowth Fintech environment.
• Responsibilities include owning and delivering quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity, and ensuring team support throughout delivery.
• The role involves collaborating with product management, design, and analytics during the product development lifecycle, identifying and advocating for project or process issues, and supporting team operations and availability.
• The candidate will foster a culture of quality and ownership, improve code review and design standards, and help develop talent on the team through feedback and guidance.

Requirements:

• The candidate must have 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• A track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes is required.
• Extensive experience supporting distributed systems and building scalable infrastructure components, including CI/CD pipelines and automation, is necessary.
• The candidate should have experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components with elegant and extensible designs.
• Proficiency in making significant changes in a large code base and developing tools and practices for safe modifications is essential.
• Strong ownership of personal growth and proactive feedback-seeking from peers and stakeholders is expected.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience is required.

Benefits:

• Affirm offers comprehensive health care coverage, covering all premiums for all levels of coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Employees receive generous stipends for spending on technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family-forming expenses through Flexible Spending Wallets.
• The company provides competitive vacation and holiday schedules to allow employees to take time off to rest and recharge.
• An employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) is available, enabling employees to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.
• Affirm is a remote-first company, allowing employees to work from almost anywhere within the country of employment, with some roles requiring occasional office presence.