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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity)Affirm • San Francisco, CA, United States
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity)

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity)

Affirm • San Francisco, CA, United States
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Overview

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity) at Affirm. Identity Engineering owns the systems responsible for onboarding all consumers and managing their authentication and verification journeys across Affirm’s product surfaces. The role focuses on delivering high-availability and low-latency systems on critical paths for our products.

What You'll Do

  • Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and support teammates throughout delivery.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics; participate in ideation, articulate technical constraints, and partner 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 establishing or improving code review and design standards and advocating for them beyond the team.
  • Help develop talent on the 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 the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design; write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
  • Ability to make significant changes in a large code base and develop a suite of tools and practices that enable safe changes.
  • Ownership of personal growth with proactive feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
  • Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Compensation and Benefits

    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 : CA / WA / NY / NJ / CT : $190,000 - $240,000; all other U.S. states : $169,000 - $219,000. Affirm also provides remote-first policies with some roles office-based as needed.

    Benefits highlights include : Health care coverage for you and dependents, Flexible Spending Wallets, generous time off, and ESPP.

    Work Location and Candidate Experience

    Affirm is a remote-first company; most roles are remote within the country of employment. We provide an inclusive interview experience and reasonable accommodations during hiring.

    By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge receipt of Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and consent to the collection, processing, and storage of your personal information as described therein.

    Location

    San Francisco, CA (for related sample listings) and remote options may apply; actual base pay varies by location and role.

    Seniority level : Mid-Senior level

    Employment type : Full-time

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