Affirm
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity)
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. Identity Engineering owns the systems responsible for onboarding all consumers and managing their authentication and verification journeys across Affirm’s product surfaces. In this role, you will gain a deep understanding of the business, product and engineering context, and use that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems on the critical paths for all of our products. What You’ll Do Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensure that everyone is supported throughout delivery. Collaborate with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that 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, 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 technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes. Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. High-quality, readable code. Ability to make significant changes in a large code base and develop tools/practices that enable safe changes. Ownership of personal growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, 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. 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 ranges per year (California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut): $190,000 - $240,000 USA base pay ranges per year (all other U.S. states): $169,000 - $219,000 Affirm is remote-first; most roles are remote. Some roles may require occasional office presence depending on responsibilities. 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 believe it’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are provided 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.
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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. Identity Engineering owns the systems responsible for onboarding all consumers and managing their authentication and verification journeys across Affirm’s product surfaces. In this role, you will gain a deep understanding of the business, product and engineering context, and use that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems on the critical paths for all of our products. What You’ll Do Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensure that everyone is supported throughout delivery. Collaborate with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that 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, 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 technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes. Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. High-quality, readable code. Ability to make significant changes in a large code base and develop tools/practices that enable safe changes. Ownership of personal growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, 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. 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 ranges per year (California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut): $190,000 - $240,000 USA base pay ranges per year (all other U.S. states): $169,000 - $219,000 Affirm is remote-first; most roles are remote. Some roles may require occasional office presence depending on responsibilities. 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 believe it’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are provided 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.
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