Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Capacity Modeling)
$200,000 – $275,000 USD
Tech Stack
Responsibilities
- Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale, tying it to critical, business-impacting projects.
- Collaborate across teams (product management, design, analytics) to ensure technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs are understood and managed.
- Act as a force-multiplier for the team by defining and advocating technical solutions and operational processes.
- Take ownership of team operations and availability, ensuring proper monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting for on-call efforts.
- Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards for the team and advocating for them through writing and tech talks.
Soft Skills
Code Review CultureTechnical Decision-MakingCross-Functional CollaborationWritten Communication
Benefits
- Equity
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible PTO
- Remote Work
- Employee Stock Purchase
- Mental Health
Culture
Remote WorkCustomer-ObsessedWork-Life BalanceTransparent LeadershipInclusive Hiring
Requirements
Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Regions: Us
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About Affirm
Industry: fintech
Size: large
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.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $200,000 – $275,000 USD
Equity: Equity Grade - 13; Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)