Staff Software Engineer, Backend

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

📋 Description

• Establish the technical strategy for the team over a one-year horizon and align it with key, business-critical initiatives.

• Oversee software engineering efforts for all EU card operations.

• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics throughout the entire product development process.

• Define and promote technical solutions and operational protocols.

• Manage team operations and availability, which includes monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting, and on-call responsibilities.

• Encourage quality and ownership through code reviews, design standards, effective writing, and technical presentations.

• Cultivate team talent by providing feedback, guidance, and setting a positive example.

• Engage across technology stacks on millisecond-level transaction processing as well as ledgering and reconciliation systems.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience as a software engineer.

• Expertise in designing, developing, and deploying scalable backend systems using technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

• Skilled in developing front-end applications.

• Experience in delivering significant features or system components, or phasing out existing functionalities, through comprehensive technical and execution plans.

• Ability to produce high-quality, maintainable code that is comprehensible and usable by others.

• Comfort with working from low-level language idioms up to large-system architecture.

• Proven growth and impact through the collection and application of feedback from engineering and cross-functional teams.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology expenses.

• Fully subsidized medical coverage, including dental and vision for you and your dependents.

• Flexible Spending Wallets available for technology, food, and lifestyle choices.

• Wellness days, known as Away Days, to take time off and recharge.

• Opportunities for Learning & Development programs.

• Parental benefits offered.

• Access to Employee Resource & Community Groups.

• Creative tax benefits, in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.

• Comprehensive health care coverage with premiums paid for all tiers of coverage for you and your dependents.

• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules provided.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) allowing you to purchase shares of Affirm at a discounted rate.

• Potential equity rewards available.