Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Lakehouse Infra

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and achieve quarterly objectives for the team.

• Guide engineers through uncertainty to address complex problems.

• Assist colleagues and stakeholders during the entire product development lifecycle.

• Work in conjunction with product management, design, and analytics on brainstorming and technical choices.

• Clearly communicate technical limitations and assess risks and trade-offs.

• Identify and spearhead the resolution of project, process, technology, and business challenges.

• Enhance operations and availability by creating and tracking performance metrics.

• Raise issues and engage in ongoing support and on-call responsibilities.

• Establish and refine standards for code review and design.

• Promote engineering standards through documentation and technical presentations.

• Foster team development through constructive feedback, mentorship, and leading by example.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years experience in designing, developing, and launching scalable backend systems using languages such as Python or Kotlin.

• Proven history of developing highly available distributed systems.

• Familiarity with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

• Experience in scaling technologies such as Iceberg, Flink, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, and Terraform.

• Capability to define technical strategies for major features or system components.

• Proficient in writing high-quality, comprehensible, and reusable code.

• Expertise in implementing significant changes within large codebases.

• Familiarity with tools and practices that facilitate safe code modifications.

• Strong commitment to personal professional growth and actively seeking feedback.

• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

• Relevant practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity rewards may be part of the overall compensation package.

• Monthly stipends provided for health, wellness, and technology expenditures.

• Comprehensive medical coverage at no cost for employees and their dependents.

• Dental and vision insurance available for employees and their dependents.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Generous holiday schedule.

• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that allows employees to purchase Affirm stock at a discounted rate.

• Flexibility to work remotely.

• In-person onboarding experience provided.

• Inclusive interview process with accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.