Affirm
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Batch Infrastructure)
Affirm, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Batch Infrastructure)
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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.
The Batch Infra team @ Affirm provides reliable, scalable, self-serve compute solutions to enable ML, Product, and Financial Engineering success. Our team builds and maintains a compute platform that serves as a backbone for processing various business-critical batch workloads at Affirm through a wide suite of scheduled and on-demand compute solutions built on the cloud. Affirm is growing rapidly and so is the need for reliable and high-availability frameworks. If solving infrastructure challenges at scale excites you, come join us!
What You’ll Do
Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensure everyone is supported throughout delivery.
Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics, participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
Proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting on-call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks.
Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Experience building and managing Workflow Orchestration frameworks like Airflow, Flyte, Prefect, Temporal, Luigi, etc.
Experience with or working knowledge for efficiently scaling frameworks like Spark/Flink for extremely large scale datasets on Kubernetes.
Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design; high-quality, understandable code.
Proven ability to make significant changes in a large code base and develop a suite of tools and practices to do so safely.
Proactive in seeking feedback and owning personal growth from teammates, managers, and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Base Pay and Benefits Base Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade: 8
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $190,000 - $240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $169,000 - $219,000
Affirm is remote-first; most roles are remote. Some roles may require working from an Affirm office occasionally.
Benefits
Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets - stipends for Technology, Food, Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Time off - vacation and holiday schedules to rest and recharge
ESPP - employee stock purchase plan at a discount
We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.
By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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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.
The Batch Infra team @ Affirm provides reliable, scalable, self-serve compute solutions to enable ML, Product, and Financial Engineering success. Our team builds and maintains a compute platform that serves as a backbone for processing various business-critical batch workloads at Affirm through a wide suite of scheduled and on-demand compute solutions built on the cloud. Affirm is growing rapidly and so is the need for reliable and high-availability frameworks. If solving infrastructure challenges at scale excites you, come join us!
What You’ll Do
Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensure everyone is supported throughout delivery.
Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics, participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
Proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting on-call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks.
Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Experience building and managing Workflow Orchestration frameworks like Airflow, Flyte, Prefect, Temporal, Luigi, etc.
Experience with or working knowledge for efficiently scaling frameworks like Spark/Flink for extremely large scale datasets on Kubernetes.
Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design; high-quality, understandable code.
Proven ability to make significant changes in a large code base and develop a suite of tools and practices to do so safely.
Proactive in seeking feedback and owning personal growth from teammates, managers, and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Base Pay and Benefits Base Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade: 8
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $190,000 - $240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $169,000 - $219,000
Affirm is remote-first; most roles are remote. Some roles may require working from an Affirm office occasionally.
Benefits
Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
Flexible Spending Wallets - stipends for Technology, Food, Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
Time off - vacation and holiday schedules to rest and recharge
ESPP - employee stock purchase plan at a discount
We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.
By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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Get notified about new Senior Software Engineer jobs in San Diego, CA.
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