Staff Software Engineer

1 day, 16 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Affirm

Affirm

Affirm offers a transparent buy now, pay later service founded in 2012 by Max Levchin. No late fees or surprises, just a responsible way to pay over time for your favorite brands.

Diversified Financial Services
1K-5K
Founded 2012

Description

  • Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time horizon and align it with business-impacting projects.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Define technical solutions and operational processes that improve team effectiveness and execution.
  • Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting.
  • Establish code review and design standards that promote quality and ownership.
  • Advocate for engineering standards and technical approaches through writing and tech talks.
  • Mentor and develop engineers through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
  • Support on-call responsibilities and keep-the-lights-on operational work.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
  • Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
  • Proficiency with technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience developing web applications with declarative UI frameworks such as React, React Native, or Vue.
  • Experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through a technical and execution plan.
  • Ability to write high-quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
  • Comfort working in ambiguity and moving between low-level implementation details and large-scale system architecture.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
  • On-call rotation is required for this role.
  • Experience gathering and iterating on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers is preferred.

Benefits

  • Base pay range of €101,000 to €131,000 per year.
  • Equity eligibility, including possible rewards from Affirm Holdings, Inc.
  • Monthly stipends and flexible spending wallets for health, wellness, technology, food, and lifestyle needs.
  • 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Remote-first work with the role based in Spain and visa sponsorship available.
  • Away Days / wellness days to rest and recharge.
  • Learning and development programs.
  • Parental leave.
  • Employee Resource & Community Groups.
  • Employee stock purchase plan with a discount on Affirm shares.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.

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