Backend Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of backend engineering experience, particularly in building scalable production systems. You’ve owned services from design through deployment and have navigated complex distributed systems issues, ensuring high availability and performance. Your deep expertise in Java and Spring allows you to create high-throughput APIs that handle significant transaction volumes, and you have strong opinions on service architecture and testing strategies. You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with product management, design, and analytics to drive project success. You are proactive in identifying and solving project, process, or technology issues, advocating for improvements that enhance team efficiency and product quality. You foster a culture of quality and ownership within your team, setting high standards for code reviews and design practices. You are also committed to developing talent, mentoring junior engineers, and helping them grow in their careers.

Desirable

Experience with PostgreSQL is a plus, as is familiarity with cloud services like AWS or Azure. Knowledge of metrics monitoring and incident response practices will help you excel in this role.

What you'll do

In this role, you will own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems. You will support your peers and stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle, collaborating on ideation and articulating technical constraints. Your responsibilities will include creating and monitoring metrics to support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts, ensuring that systems remain operational and efficient. You will advocate for best practices in code quality and design standards, contributing to a culture of excellence within your team. You will also participate in on-call efforts, ensuring that the systems you help build are reliable and performant. As a senior member of the team, you will play a crucial role in mentoring and developing talent, helping to shape the next generation of engineers at Affirm.

What we offer

Affirm offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible work arrangements. You will have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that impact the financial lives of consumers, contributing to a mission that prioritizes transparency and fairness in credit. Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, where your contributions will directly influence the future of financial technology.