Senior Backend Architect - Merchant & Partner Lifecycle
Summary
Senior backend engineer/architect who builds and scales Affirm's lifecycle-orchestrator service for the merchant and partner lifecycle, modernizing legacy components and simplifying architecture to improve availability. Core stack: Java/Kotlin, AWS, gRPC, plus strong data modeling and async communication via ADRs.
Affir is a remote-first company seeking a senior backend engineer to build out the lifecycle-orchestrator service at the heart of multiple connected systems. You will scale the platform, modernize legacy components, and improve availability through architectural simplification.
The role requires 5+ years of backend experience with Java/Kotlin, AWS, gRPC, and data modeling expertise, plus strong communication skills for async work and ADRs.