Senior backend engineer building high-availability orchestration systems for Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later platform. Leading delivery, technical standards, reliability, and engineering talent development.
Responsibilities
Own and deliver quarterly goals for the team
Lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems
Support team members throughout delivery
Collaborate with product management, design and analytics during ideation and product development
Articulate technical constraints and partner on decisions considering risks and trade-offs
Identify, advocate for, and lead resolution of project, process, technology or business issues
Create and monitor metrics for team artifacts
Escalate issues and support keep-the-lights-on and on-call efforts
Set or improve code review and design standards
Advocate for quality and ownership through writing and tech talks
Develop team talent through feedback and guidance
Build backend orchestration layers driving Web and Mobile surfaces
Own and deliver high-availability, low-latency systems
Requirements
4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale
Experience using languages like Python or Kotlin
Track record developing highly available distributed systems
Experience with AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes
Experience working close to web and mobile layers
Understanding of frontend design patterns such as fraud prevention and backend-for-frontend
Experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components
Elegant, simple and extensible design skills
Ability to write high-quality, understandable code
Proficiency making significant changes in a large code base safely
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan
Benefits
Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents
Dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets with stipends for Technology, Food, Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
Employee stock purchase plan enabling employees to buy Affirm shares at a discount
Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process
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