Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Scalable Systems Lead
Summary
Senior backend engineer at Affirm to design, build, and lead scalable systems in Python or Kotlin on AWS with MySQL and Kubernetes, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product and design teams.
Affirm, a remote-first company, is seeking an experienced backend engineer to own delivery of scalable systems built in Python or Kotlin. You will lead engineers, define technical plans, and collaborate with product, design and analytics to balance risks and trade-offs.
You will contribute to highly available services on AWS with MySQL and Kubernetes, write clear code, expand tooling, and mentor teammates. This role offers a competitive base pay, equity, stipends for health, wellness and tech,