Senior Staff Software Engineer - Backend

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Affirm

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eCommerce • Payments • Installment Loans • Millennials • Financial Services

1001 - 5000

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

Description

• Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly. • The Decisions and Pricing Engineering team is at the forefront of reinventing credit. • Your contributions will play a crucial role in supporting Affirm's ambitious goals. • Drive the evolution and architecture of Decisioning systems. • Champion innovative, scalable, and delightful solutions across the organization. • Establish architecture, technical design, and code review standards. • Partner with Product Management, provide technical input to shape product direction and roadmap. • Foster a culture of technical excellence, humility, and constant improvement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer • Ability to synthesize complex business, product, and technical requirements to consistently produce high quality system designs and software. • A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability. • A strong understanding of machine learning and modeling techniques at scale • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be proficient in asynchronous communication – written tech specs, wiki, project plans, etc. • Excellent project management skills – high degree of organization and ability to surface critical information effectively. • Business impact focus, pragmatic approach to delivering projects on time and safely. • Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, Risk, Analytics etc. • Python/Kotlin development experience is a plus. • Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers. • Experience with Fintech or regulatory industries is a plus.

Benefits

• Type of employment: Contract of Employment • Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle • Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge • Learning & Development programs • Parental leave • Employee Resource & Community Groups • This role is eligible for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy