Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Recoveries

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

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a technical strategy for the team over the course of a year, aligning it with critical, business-impacting projects.

• Influence the Recoveries platform and lead technical initiatives that span across teams.

• Enhance recovery strategies and facilitate adaptable customer-facing experiences.

• Improve the reliability and scalability of financial and partner integrations.

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

• Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes.

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

• Set and promote code review and design standards through writing and technical presentations.

• Foster team talent by providing feedback, guidance, and exemplifying best practices.

• Assist in scaling decision-making capabilities, expanding into international markets, enhancing data integrity and reconciliation, and developing next-generation recovery products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience working as a software engineer.

• Expertise in designing, developing, and deploying backend systems at scale utilizing technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

• Experience in designing and managing correctness-sensitive batch, asynchronous, or data-processing systems.

• Familiarity with scheduled workflows, backfills, reconciliation, observability, and effective failure management.

• Experience in architecting solutions that span complex systems and organizational boundaries.

• Capability to drive changes across backend services and customer-facing applications to achieve end-to-end results.

• Proven experience in delivering major features, system components, or phasing out existing functionalities through a well-defined technical and execution plan.

• Skill in producing high-quality, easily comprehensible code.

• Ability to transition from low-level language idioms to large-system architecture.

• Demonstrated growth and impact through gathering and acting on feedback.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Must reside in Poland.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary may include monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology expenditures.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage at no cost for you and your dependents.

• Equity rewards from Affirm Holdings, Inc.

• New hire equity ranging from $48,000 to $72,000.

• Annual equity refresh of $15,000.

• Reward equity varying from $0 to $225,000.

• Flexible spending accounts for technology and wellness needs, reimbursable up to 1390 zł per month.

• Competitive paid time off.

• Paid public holidays.

• Additional paid Away Days.

• Comprehensive private healthcare through Lux Med's Platinum package.

• MultiSport card.

• Opportunities for learning and development.

• Family healthcare support provided by Maven.

• Parental leave support through Parentaly.

• Mental well-being support from Lyra, offering up to 12 confidential counseling or coaching sessions annually for you and your household.

• Financial well-being assistance through Northstar, granting unlimited access to Certified Financial Advisors and planning tools at no cost.

• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

• Eligibility for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable laws, roles, and company policies.

• Health insurance at no cost; 100% of premiums covered for employees and their dependents.

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

• Flexible time off and generous holiday schedules.

• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) allowing purchase of Affirm stock at a discount.

• Inclusive interview process with accommodations for candidates with disabilities.