Senior Software Engineer, Backend

About the Role

Join the Powered by Affirm (PBA) team to build the critical APIs and solutions that drive Affirm's integrations with enterprise merchants and partners, shaping the future of honest and friendly credit. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the entire API lifecycle and collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions.

About the Team

The Powered by Affirm (PBA) team is responsible for building the APIs and solutions that power all of Affirm’s integrations with Enterprise Merchants and Partners. We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end-to-end integrated solutions.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery.
• Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
• Contribute to the entire API lifecycle, including designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and evolving our APIs.
• 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.
• Contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.

Requirements

• A total of 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
• Proficiency in one of Python or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with the building blocks of distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.