Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Card)

Affirm
Poland
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward senior backend engineers comfortable with high-stakes transaction processing and team leadership, working in a remote-first environment in Poland with a focus on global collaboration and system design.

Best fit for

  • Senior backend engineers with experience in large-scale system design and team leadership
    — “You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems”
  • Candidates with a background in backend technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes
    — “You are experienced in designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes”
  • Individuals who have experience shipping front-end applications and can bridge front and back-end workflows
    — “You have experience shipping front end applications”

Things to consider

  • Remote work in Poland is allowed, but some roles may require occasional in-office work
    — “will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in leading teams through ambiguous technical challenges
    — “leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems”
  • Emphasize your ability to design extensible and elegant backend systems
    — “defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design”
  • Showcase your communication skills and ability to collaborate globally
    — “strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team”
  • Demonstrate your experience with large code bases and safe change practices
    — “making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely”
  • Include examples of fostering code review and design standards in your team
    — “foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • own and deliver quarterly goals
  • lead engineers through ambiguity
  • support operations and availability of team’s artifacts
Typical background
4+ years of experience as a software engineer

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend Software EngineeringTransaction ProcessingLedgering And Reconciliation SystemsPythonKotlinAWSMySQLKubernetes

Preferred

Front End Applications

Stack & domain

Backend SystemsPythonKotlinAWSMySQLKubernetesFront End ApplicationsTechnical PlanCode ReviewDesign StandardsCommunicationCollaborationLeadershipProblem-solvingOwnershipFeedbackBackend EngineeringCloud ComputingDatabase ManagementContainerizationFront End Development

About the role

Original posting from Affirm via Greenhouse

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

We are reinventing credit cards in the most transparent way possible. We are working directly with card issuers to change how credit is used throughout the world, creating new types of cards that work for both their everyday lives and large purchases with extremely straightforward, flexible terms. You'll work across stacks and across the company, working both in just-in-time transaction processing that has to take place in milliseconds, along with our ledgering and reconciliation systems in post-transaction processing. This is some of the more difficult, exciting, experimental engineering work in Affirm. Join us and our team in Spain and Poland to help us revolutionize payments!

What You'll Do

· You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.

· You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.

· You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.

· You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.

· You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.

· You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.

What We Look For

· You have a total of 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.

· You are experienced in designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

· You have experience shipping front end applications

· You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.

· You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.

· Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.

· You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - 4

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

POL base pay range per year: 308,000 zł - 428,000 zł

Additional benefits include:

  • Type of employment: Contract of Employment
  • Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
  • Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
  • Learning & Development programs
  • Parental benefits
  • Employee Resource & Community Groups
  • This role is eligible for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy

Location - Remote Poland

The majority of our roles can be located anywhere in Poland.

**This job description is not a contractual document, and is not intended to have binding force.**

#LI-Remote

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include: 

Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents 

Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses

Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge

ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Source: Affirm careers (Greenhouse)

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